Ghaith Pharaon was described by Forbes magazine as once near a billionaire.
13 Facts About Ghaith Pharaon
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Secretly acting on behalf of BCCI, Pharaon acquired control of two American banks in violation of federal banking laws.
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Ghaith Pharaon was charged with wire fraud and racketeering conspiracy; although he eventually paid out substantial fines and a major settlement to the bank's liquidators, the criminal charges were never resolved and American authorities were seeking his extradition until he died in 2017.
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Ghaith Pharaon is the son of Rashad Pharaon who served as Saudi Ambassador to all Europe from 1948 until 1954.
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Ghaith Pharaon was appointed as a member of the board of associates of Harvard Business School and as a member of the International Development Council of the Colorado School of Mines.
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Ghaith Pharaon was a key player in the global oil and banking industries in the 1970s and 1980s and at one time, the No 2 Saudi investor in the United States.
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Ghaith Pharaon died on January 6,2017, at the age of 76.
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Ghaith Pharaon served as the Chairman of National Refinery and Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd.
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Ghaith Pharaon served as the Chairman of Attock Refinery Ltd.
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Ghaith Pharaon served as a Director of Pakistan Oilfields, the Attock Refinery Ltd.
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Ghaith Pharaon used to spend up to six months a year in Pakistan, where he operated his businesses and commercial interests.
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The extremely wealthy Ghaith Pharaon was known to have been quite fond of cigars.
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Ghaith Pharaon lived in his super yacht, which he named Le Pharaon after himself and this repeatedly was seen moored alongside luxury yachts of the rich and famous.