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Adnan Khashoggi

Saudi arms dealer and businessman known for lavish lifestyle.

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Adnan Khashoggi

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Adnan Khashoggi was a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his opulent lifestyle and geopolitical influence.[1] His net worth was estimated at around $4 billion during his peak in the early 1980s.[1] At St Thomas' Hospital in London, on 6 June 2017, Adnan Khashoggi passed away at age 81 while receiving medical care for Parkinson's disease.[2]

Key facts and history

Khashoggi was implicated in the Iran–Contra affair as a key middleman in the arms-for-hostages exchange.[3] On 25 July 1935, in Mecca, Adnan Khashoggi entered the world as the child of Muhammad Khashoggi—who served as the personal physician to King Abdul Aziz Al Saud—and Samiha Ahmed.[4][5] Khashoggi abandoned his academic pursuits to launch a career in business.[6] By leasing Kenworth trucks to a construction firm, Khashoggi earned his initial $250,000 and subsequently became the Saudi Arabia–based representative for Kenworth.[7][5]

Lockheed disbursed $106 million in commissions to Khashoggi over the period from 1970 to 1975.[8][9] Swiss authorities detained Khashoggi in 1988 on suspicion of hiding funds, and he remained in custody for three months.[10] A federal jury in Manhattan, United States, cleared Khashoggi of racketeering and fraud charges in 1990.[11]

What the cited sources add

The khashoggi.com account states that Khashoggi first learned the commercial value of facilitating a deal at school, earning $1,000 for introducing a Libyan classmate to an Egyptian classmate.[5] The same source notes that Khashoggi used money from his father for a car to buy Kenworth trucks for his first big deal.[5] The Guardian obituary reports that Khashoggi moved into the arms business in 1962, helping to supply Yemen under attack from Egyptian-backed rebels.[9] The same source notes that Yasser Arafat ordered Khashoggi's assassination because of his involvement in Operation Moses.[5]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kinzer, "Adnan Khashoggi, High-Living Saudi Arms Trader, Dies at 81", The New York Times, 6 June 2017; Salmans, "Lavish Lifestyle Of a Wheeler-Dealer", The New York Times, 22 February 1985; David Leigh and Rob Evans, "Biography: Adnan Khashoggi", The Guardian, 7 June 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mwongela, "Ol Pejeta House: Khashoggi's decadent hideout", Standard Digital, 21 July 2011; Dominick Dunne. Khashoggi's Fall , Vanity Fair, September 1989; Retrieved 11 February 2012; "Adnan Khashoggi obituary", The Guardian, 7 June 2017; "Saudi businessman Khashoggi, 'Onassis of the Arab world,' dies", Muslim Global; "Morto il miliardario Khashoggi: icona di lusso e ricchezza negli anni '80 – Rai News", Rainews.it, 27 November 2013; "Saudi businessman Khashoggi, 'Onassis of the Arab world,' dies", Arab News (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kinzer, "Adnan Khashoggi, High-Living Saudi Arms Trader, Dies at 81", The New York Times, 6 June 2017; Isikoff, "American U. Donation Stirs Debate", The Washington Post, 11 January 1987; Christensen, "In Arresting Move, School's Board Drops Khashoggi", Los Angeles Times, 5 May 1989; Cohen, "The Covert Roots of the Panama Papers", 8 April 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ronald Kessler, "The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Adnan Khashoggi", Grand Central Publishing, 31 October 2017, p. 29; "About the Bin Laden family", PBS; "Adnan Khashoggi — the man behind the legend", Arab News, 2017-06-08; Kessler, "Khashoggi: The Rise and Fall of the World's Richest Man", Corgi, 17 March 1987; "THE WEEK", The Week; Ponton, "Soheir Khashoggi: Success Is No Mirage", Woman Abroad Magazine; Ponton, "Soheir Khashoggi: Success Is No Mirage", Woman Abroad Magazine (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. "Khashoggi.com", www.khashoggi.com. facts only, no text reused. khashoggi.com
  6. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sidhu, "Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam", Scarecrow Press, 2009, p. 123 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Khashoggi.com", www.khashoggi.com; Cross, "Adnan Khashoggi", IMDb, 23 February 1985 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cross, "Adnan Khashoggi", IMDb, 23 February 1985 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "Adnan Khashoggi obituary", The Guardian, 7 June 2017. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  10. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Colyar, Brock; Hurwitz, Kelsey; Klein, Charlotte; Kweku, Ezekiel; Larocca, Amy; Martins, Yinka; Raymond, Adam K.; Schneier, Matthew; Stieb, Matt (July 22, 2019) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Adnan Khashoggi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Imelda Marcos Acquitted : Cleared of Looting Philippines to Buy N.Y. Skyscrapers : Khashoggi Also Freed in Blow to Justice Dept.", Los Angeles Times, 2 July 1990; Yuenger, "Arms Dealer Goes From Riches To Jail", Chicago Tribune, 20 July 1989 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Adnan Khashoggi (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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