- Hassan Tatanaki
Hassan Tatanaki ( _ar. حسن طاطاناكي) is a
Libyan businessman living inCairo, Egypt . Currently he serves as chairman and managing director of theLibyan oil drilling companyChallenger LTD . he has 6 childrenBusiness activities
As
chairman of Challenger LTD, Tatanaki's activities cover Libya,Abu Dhabi and Egypt. Established in1991 , Challenger currently owns and operates a fleet of 22 rigs in Libya providing drilling and work-over services of oil, gas and water wells, with offices in Egypt,Saudi Arabia andUnited Arab Emirates . ["VC Bank Acquires Stake in Challenger", Venture Capital Bank, November 21, 2006] Challenger works as a regularsubcontractor to Libya’sNational Oil Corporation and to Total,Marathon Oil andENI in Libya. ["Gulf Financiers Seek to Invest in Libya", Africa Intelligence]Political connections
Additionally, Tatanaki is a close friend of
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , son of Libyan leaderMuammar al-Gaddafi . He is also a partner of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zaid and a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. [Clinton Global Initiative: List of Members 2006]Other activities
Dr Khaled Azzam, Chief Executive of The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, and Hassan Tatanaki signed a Memorandum of Understanding on
January 30 ,2007 to signify their cooperation for the establishment of a school of traditional arts and crafts inTripoli, Libya to train young Libyans to understand the principles of traditionalIslamic art and design. These training will contribute towards the regeneration of the urban environment in the old city. [ [http://www.psta.org.uk/index.php?n=International.Libya Libya: The Old City of Tripoli] The Prince's School of Traditional Arts. (Accessed May 24, 2008)]References
External links
* [http://www.tuaregcapital.com/page24.htm Tuareg Capital - News: Gulf Financiers in Libya]
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