Asadollah Asgar-Oladi

Asadollah Asgar-Oladi is an eminent business magnate in Iran with business interests in exports, banking, real estate and healthcare.^[1] Asgar-Oladi is amongst the world's wealthiest Iranians and was named the third richest Iranian in the world and is the second wealthiest in Iran with an estimated wealth in excess of $9 billion. His business empire dates back to the 1970s and, since then, Asgar-Oladi has become one of the leading exporters of dried fruits, nuts and spices from Iran. Asgar-Oladi is a well-known member of the Iranian business community (his brother was Minister for Commerce for many years) and he currently holds the Presidency of several international Chambers of Commerce including the Iran-China, Iran-Australia, Iran-Russia ^[2] and Iran-Canada Chambers of Commerce. Asgar-Oladi has been reported as being in negotiations to purchase Iran Air / "Homa", Iran's heavily national carrier and has been quoted in media sources as wishing to acquire the Tehran International Trade and Exhibition Centre, a vast conference and exhibition centre in northern Tehran. He also owns a mjaority stake in three retail Chinese banks. Asgar-Oladi has on numerous occasions proposed setting up an Iran-China bank ^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.iranunfiltered.com/journal/tag/asadollah-asgaroladi
2. ^ http://service.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/business/article/437716.html
3. ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/11/apr/1215.html

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