Younes Nazarian was an Iranian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist.
19 Facts About Younes Nazarian
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Younes Nazarian was a major donor to charitable causes in California and Israel.
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Younes Nazarian was born in Iran on January 26,1931, the son of Golbahar and Davoud Nazarian.
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Younes Nazarian's father died when he was three years old.
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Younes Nazarian bought into Omninet, a technology company that had developed a wireless protocol that enabled trucking companies to keep track of their vehicles.
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Younes Nazarian was the chairman of Nazarian Enterprises which focuses on the diversification of assets across a variety of interests in the private, public, and real estate markets.
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Younes Nazarian served as the secretary of the board of directors of ANG, Inc.
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Younes Nazarian was the former chairman of the board of governors of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the Haifa Foundation.
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In mid 2017, Younes Nazarian donated $17,000,000 to the Valley Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge.
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Younes Nazarian endowed the Beit Midrash Fellowship at the Milken Community High School in Bel Air.
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Younes Nazarian served on the board of trustees of the Jewish Federation and Jewish Television Network.
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Younes Nazarian has served at the Sinai Temple, a Conservative synagogue in Westwood.
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Younes Nazarian served on the Advisory Board of the Center for Middle East Public Policy at the RAND Corporation.
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Younes Nazarian served on the board of directors for the Friends of IDF, a fundraising non-profit organization for the Israel Defense Forces.
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Younes Nazarian obtained honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Haifa and California State University, Northridge, where the performing arts center is named in their honor.
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Younes Nazarian received Israel's highest honor of the Torch Lighting Ceremony on Mount Hertzl, generally only given to Israeli-born citizens, and was the recipient of the 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Younes Nazarian was married to Soraya Sarah Nazarian, for 61 years.
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Younes and Soraya Sarah Nazarian have eleven grandchildren Ariel, Aaron, Phillip, Elan, Sarah, Eli, Layla, Adam, Ella, Mia, Sha; and great-grandson Lev.
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Younes Nazarian died on March 18,2022, at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 91.