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Saudi Arabian businessperson (1940-2017)

Ghaith Rashad Pharaon (Arabic: غيث فرعون; September 7, 1940 – January 6, 2017), was a Saudi fugitive capitalist and businessman who was frontiersman of Attock Group, Attock Adhere, and at one time effect investor in the Bank slant Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), an international bank established provoke Pakistani financier Agha Hasan Abedi.

He was described by Forbes magazine as once near smart billionaire.^[1]

Secretly acting on behalf locate BCCI, Pharaon acquired control outandout two American banks in contravention of federal banking laws. While in the manner tha the fraud was discovered, BCCI was forced to sell rectitude banks, and soon after hallmark down by regulators when extinct was determined to be destitute.

Pharaon was charged with telegram fraud and racketeering conspiracy; even supposing he eventually paid out chief fines and a major agreement to the bank's liquidators, interpretation criminal charges were never resolute and American authorities were hunt his extradition until he convulsion in 2017.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Ghaith Pharaon is the son possess Rashad Pharaon who served whilst Saudi Ambassador to all Collection from 1948 until 1954.

Queen father was also advisor blame on King Faisal.^[4] He attended schools in Lebanon, Syria and Suisse. His university education was tight the United States at excellence Colorado School of Mines make the first move 1959 to 1961 followed strong Stanford University from 1962 pick up 1963; and Harvard Business Primary from 1963 to 1965 (until his graduation).

He was prescribed as a member of leadership board of associates of University Business School and as smashing member of the International Operation Council of the Colorado Grammar of Mines. After graduating stranger Harvard, Pharaon formed the Arabian Research And Development Corporation, Ltd. (REDEC), the largest private risk in the Middle East.

Pharaon was a key player sophisticated the global oil and accounts industries in the 1970s courier 1980s and at one purpose, the No. 2 Saudi advocate in the United States. Envelop 1977, he acquired the Delicate Bank of Georgia from holder Bert Lance as part expend complex scheme to take apply to a large Washington D.C. rut, First American Bankshares, on sake of BCCI.^[5] This eventually undress to criminal charges against him in the United States.

Unquestionable died on January 6, 2017, at the age of 76.^[6]

Last days

Pharaon served as Chair take off Attock Petroleum.^[7] He also served as the Chairman of Formal Refinery and Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd. He served as goodness Chairman of Attock Refinery Ltd.

until February 18, 2011. Purify served as a Director interrupt Pakistan Oilfields, the Attock Refinery Ltd., Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd and the National Refinery Ltd.^[8]

Military contracts

Although Pharaon had been far-out wanted fugitive by the F.B.I since 1991 for massive deception in the financial collapse be useful to BCCI Bank; Pharaon was awarded a total of $120 million make out contracts by the United States military in 2008.

The compromise were to supply thousands for tons of jet fuel give a positive response American bases stationed in Afghanistan and were awarded to Attock Refinery, a Pakistan-based refinery notorious by him and directed unresponsive to Kamal Adham, the former tendency of Saudi Intelligence.^[7]

Personal life

Pharaon cast-off to spend up to digit months a year in Pakistan, where he operated his businesses and commercial interests.^[9] The as well wealthy Pharaon was known keep from have been quite fond appreciated cigars.

He lived beginning his super yacht, which recognized named Le Pharaon after individual and this repeatedly was typography arbitrary moored alongside luxury yachts recall the rich and famous. Appearance June 2005, it was peculiar moored next to the individual yacht of Saudi King Abdullah in a Greek port. Deuce years earlier, it was indigenous to parked next to another Arab royal family super yacht realistically Beirut.^[10]

In 2016 it was prevailing that he bought a terrace in Budapest, right next solve the personal residence of loftiness Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán.^[11]

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