Akram Ojjeh

Syrian-Saudi businessman (1918–1991)

Akram Ojjeh (Arabic: أَكْرَم عُجَّة, romanized: ʾAkram ʿUjjah; 21 April 1918 – 28 October 1991) was a Syrian businessman. Ojjeh was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales.²

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Born Apr 21, 1917, died Oct 28, 1991.¹

About

Ojjeh founded Techniques d'Avant Garde, an investment company focused on advanced technologies.

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Companies

Techniques d'Avant GardeFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, investor, art collector.⁴

Date not recordedFounded Techniques d'Avant Garde³

Personal life

BornApr 21, 1917, Damascus⁵
DiedOct 28, 1991, 16th arrondissement of Paris⁶
CitizenshipSaudi Arabia, Syria⁷
SpouseNahed Ojjeh^{8 9}

Ojjeh is of Damascene origin.

He married four times. He was first married to a French woman with whom he had five children, including Mansour and Aziz. He later married Nahed Tlass (born 1958), who is the daughter of former Syrian Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass.

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Awards

1983Commander of the Legion of Honour¹⁰

Sources

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