Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Saad Mohseni

Afghan Australian businessman

Saad Mohseni is an Australian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of MOBY Group, launched in Afghanistan in 2002 and now active across South and Central Asia and the Middle East.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Saad Mohseni (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 23, 1966.¹

About

He has brought top tier news and media content to emerging and frontier markets over the past two decades. Prior to establishing MOBY Group, he headed the equities and corporate finance division of an Australian investment banking firm.

From Wikipedia’s article on Saad Mohseni, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

MOBY GroupChief executive officer¹¹
MOBY GroupFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Saad Mohseni was born in London, UK, where his father, Yassin Mohseni, was serving as an Afghan diplomat. Yassin Mohseni served in Kabul, Washington, DC, London, Islamabad, and Tokyo during his 25-year career.

After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Yassin Mohseni, then serving in Tokyo, resigned from the diplomatic corps and sought asylum. The family relocated to Australia in 1982. Mohseni has two younger brothers, Zaid and Jahid Mohseni, and younger sister Wajma. He also has 5 children with 3 wives.

Mohseni began his banking career as an apprentice at an Australian funds management entity, and later became a commodities and derivatives trader in Melbourne, Sydney, and London, culminating in the management of a trading desk of an Australian investment bank.

From Wikipedia’s article on Saad Mohseni (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: banker, entrepreneur, financier.⁶

Date not recordedFounded MOBY Group³
Date not recordedFounded Arman FM⁴
Date not recordedChief executive, MOBY Group⁵

Personal life

BornApr 23, 1966, London⁷
CitizenshipAfghanistan, Australia⁸

Sources

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WikidataSaad Mohseni on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: Founded MOBY Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: Founded Arman FM, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: Chief executive, MOBY Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataSaad Mohseni: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataMOBY Group, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsSaad Mohseni photo by David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0