Taha Mikati
Taha Mikati | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 or 1945 (age 79–80)[1] |
| Citizenship | Lebanon Cyprus |
| Education | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder, Investcom Founder and chairman, M1 Group |
| Children | 3, including Azmi Mikati |
| Relatives | Najib Mikati (brother) |
Taha Mikati (Arabic: طه ميقاتي; born in 1944[4]) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, the brother of fellow billionaire and current prime minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati.[5] He is the co-founder of Investcom, the M1 Group, and the Mikati Foundation.[6]
Education
[edit]He earned a bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1979, he founded Arabian Construction Company (ACC). Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the ACC is one of the largest construction companies in the Middle East.[7] Together with his brother Najib, Taha Mikati founded the Lebanese telecom operator Investcom in the 1980s.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is married, with three children, and lives in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] His son, Azmi Mikati, is the CEO of M1 Group.[8] In July 2018 he purchased Cypriot citizenship.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Taha Mikati". Forbes. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ CHOPI CHOPI Yacht • CRN Yachts • 2013 • Owner Taha Mikati
- ^ See incredible photos inside the Mikati family mega-yacht
- ^ Aliqtisadi. "من هو طه ميقاتي؟ | ملف الشخصية | من هم؟" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ^ Jazeera, Al. "The Cyprus Papers revealed". interactive.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Mikati Foundation". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ "Taha Mikati", Bloomberg. Accessed 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Mikati Family". lebanon.mom-rsf.org.
- ^ "DocumentCloud". www.documentcloud.org.
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- 20th-century Lebanese businesspeople
- 20th-century Cypriot businesspeople
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- Lebanese Muslims
- Cypriot Muslims
- People from Tripoli, Lebanon
- Mikati family
- American University of Beirut alumni
- 1944 births
- Naturalized citizens of Cyprus
- Cypriot billionaires
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