Hassan Nemazee received his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Harvard University in 1972.
10 Facts About Hassan Nemazee
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Hassan Nemazee has not returned to Iran since the Iranian revolution.
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Hassan Nemazee was accused of fraudulently obtaining $292 million of loans from three banks and of using the proceeds to both support his lifestyle and make political contributions.
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Hassan Nemazee Capital was established in 1987 and was purported, on its website, to have, either directly or through associated entities, invested in the following sectors: health care, media, oil and gas, insurance, investment banking, asset management, newspapers, real estate development, technology, and communications.
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Hassan Nemazee Capital evolved out of Hassan Nemazee Holdings and originally focused on real estate development.
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Hassan Nemazee was, prior to his arrest, known as one of the top political bundlers in the United States.
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President Clinton nominated Hassan Nemazee to be Ambassador to Argentina on January 6,1999, but the nomination was returned without action on August 5,1999.
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Hassan Nemazee was the New York Finance Chair for the Kerry campaign, and later the national finance chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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Hassan Nemazee was arrested on August 25,2009, for allegedly defrauding Citi bank by using false documents to secure a loan.
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Hassan Nemazee was released from prison in February 2019 under the First Step Act.