Tarek bin Laden
Tarek bin Laden طارق بن لادن | |
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| Born | Tarek bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Half-brother of Osama bin Laden |
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Tarek bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden[A] (Arabic: طارق بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن; born 1947) is the half-brother of Osama bin Laden, and a member of the Saudi Arabia business community. He was once called "the personification of the dichotomy (conservatism and change) of Saudi Arabia."[1] He started a textile business with Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist, intending to make use of some of the large state-owned textile mills in Egypt, and then sell the clothing in the West. "It didn't work out. The factories in Egypt produced for the Soviet Union and they were poorly designed," Bergqvist recalled.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Sometimes spelled Tarik bin Laden, bin Ladin, or Binladin
References
- ^ Kenneth C. Crowe (May 26, 1976). "The Dichotomy of Saudi Arabia". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010.
- ^ David Bartal (September 15, 2001). "Suspicious future trading investigated". Dagens Industri.[permanent dead link]Retrieved from Google Cache, February 20, 2007
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