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Fouad Makhzoumi
Lebanese billionaire and politician
Fouad Makhzoumi (Arabic: فؤاد مخزومي; born 1952) is a Lebanese billionaire, businessman and politician, founder of the National Dialogue Party and member of the Renewal Bloc in the Lebanese Parliament.2
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Born 1952.1
Net worth $1.0B (as of Jun 25, 2021).15 Richest people
About
He is a member of The Trilateral Commission.
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Companies
- Future Pipe IndustriesChief executive officer13
Early life and education
Makhzoumi was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1952. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University.
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Career
Occupation: politician, businessperson.7
- Date not recordedFounded Makhzoumi Foundation4
- Date not recordedChief executive, Future Pipe Industries5
- Date not recordedMember of the Parliament of Lebanon6
In 1984, Makhzoumi co-founded Future Pipe Industries, and was CEO from 1986 to 2003, when his son, Rami, took over as CEO, with Makhzoumi as chairman until 2011, when he resumed the CEO role.
In 2018 and 2022 he was elected to the Lebanese Parliament (Beirut II district, Sunni seat).
In his role as an MP, Makhzoumi expressed support for Lebanon to make peace with Israel and join the Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed and cannot launch attacks against Israel from Lebanon.
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Personal life
Makhzoumi and his wife May have three children, Rami (died 2011, brain aneurysm), Tamara, and Camellia.
May Makhzoumi lives in Kensington, London.
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Politics
In 2010, the British Conservative Party received a donation of £300,000 from his wife, May Makhzoumi. In 2013, it was reported that May had given the Conservative Party another £500,000 earlier that year, bringing her total donations since 2010 to over £1 million.
In 2017, it was reported by The Guardian that François Fillon, the French presidential candidate, had allegedly been paid $50,000 to arrange a meeting between Makhzoumi, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Patrick Pouyane, the chief executive of the French energy multinational Total.
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- 1WikidataFouad Makhzoumi on Wikidata
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- 14Wikimedia CommonsFouad Makhzoumi photo by Ibrahim Amro EC, CC BY 4.0
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