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			'''Sulaiman Abdul-Karim Mohammed Al-Fahim''' (born 1976 or 1977)<ref name="gulfnews" /> is an Emirati television personality and self described billionaire businessman <ref> https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0329/billionaires-2010-middle-east-dubai-sulaiman-fahim-middle-eastern-mirage.html </ref> in the UAE real estate sector.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=Thomas\|first=Landon Jr.\|date=2009-06-08\|title=Questions About a Desert Village\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/business/global/09property.html\|access-date=2021-05-05\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was involved in the deal in which the Abu Dhabi royal family obtained ]. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail by a UAE court for stealing £5 million.<ref name=":2" />

		⚫	==Early life and education==
	'''Sulaiman Abdul Kareem Mohammad Al-Fahim'''<ref name="Gulf">{{cite web\|url=http://www.gulfnews.com/friday/People/10215235.html\|title=Hydra CEO shares his success story\|last=Sayed\|first=Sara\|date=23 May 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=14 September 2008}}</ref> ({{lang-ar\|سليمان عبدالكريم محمد الفهيم}}) (born 1977 in ], ])<ref name="Irish">{{cite web\|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/top-flight--prepares-for-manchesters-trump-card-1467370.html\|title=Top flight prepares for Manchester's 'Trump' card\|date=2 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=14 September 2008}}</ref> is the controversial ex-CEO of the Abu Dhabi based Hydra Properties real estate development company. Al-Fahim is a 10% shareholder and non-executive chairman of ] ] club ], which plays in the ], having sold a 90% share to ] in October 2009, after only 40 days as the full owner.
			Al-Fahim was born in ] in 1977.<ref name="gulfnews" /> He obtained his master's degree in Finance and Real Estate from the ] in ]<ref name=":0" /> He has claimed that he has a PhD in Real Estate from American University, but there is no record of him earning a PhD from the school and the school does not offer a PhD in real estate.<ref name=":0" /> Nonetheless, Al-Fahim uses the honorific "Dr."<ref name=":0" />

			In 1998, Al-Fahim lost his parents and brother in a car accident.<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite web \|last1=Sayed \|first1=Sara \|title=Hydra CEO shares his success story \|url=https://gulfnews.com/culture/people/hydra-ceo-shares-his-success-story-1.25589 \|website=Gulf News \|date=23 May 2008 \|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>
⚫	==Early life==
	Al-Fahim was born in Dubai in 1977. From the age of eleven he worked in his father's Orient Pharmacy after school. At the age eighteen he founded the "Sulaiman Al Fahim Group" which financed education and sports in the ]. In 1998, when he was 21, he was left ] after his parents and younger brother were killed in a road traffic accident near ]. Following this loss he moved to the ].<ref name="Irish"/> There Al-Fahim received his MBA in Finance and Real Estate from ] of the ] in Washington DC.<ref name="HE">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hydraexecutives.com/ceo.html\|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080411192200/http://www.hydraexecutives.com/ceo.html\|archivedate=11 April 2008\|title=Hydra Executives - CEO\|accessdate=16 October 2009}}</ref>

	==~~Controversy~~==		==Career==
	While Fahim often uses the honourific "Doctor" before his name, the legitimacy of this title has been questioned. Fahim claims to have acquired a Ph.D. in real estate investment from the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington.<ref name="HE"/> However, the school has no such program and records there do not indicate Fahim acquired any degrees other than his MBA.<ref>{{cite web \| author= Landon Thomas Jr.\| title= Questions About a Desert Village \| url= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/business/global/09property.html?8au&emc=au\| work= \| publisher= ]\| date= 8 June 2009\| accessdate=9 June 2009}}</ref>

			Al-Fahim heads the real estate company Hydra Properties, which is owned by the Royal Group, an investment conglomerate headed by ], a member of the royal family in Abu Dhabi.<ref name=":0" />
	==Hydra Properties==
	Al-Fahim was ] of ''Hydra Properties'', a United Arab Emirates ] company he founded in 2005.<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/09/01/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-manchester-city-s-dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-115875-20720401/\|title=10 Things you need to know about Manchester City's Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim\|last=Gripper\|first=Ann\|date=1 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2 September 2008}}</ref> Current projects include ]; ], ]; ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hydraproperties.com/Project/index.aspx?s=All\|title=Hydra Properties - Projects\|accessdate=2 September 2008}}</ref>
	Some investors who bought real estate developed by Hydra Properties have accused the company of unethical behaviour because it had altered the details of plans and increased the price of homes in a time of falling house prices and construction costs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/property/article/547288-hydra-properties-defends-price-hike-for-village-homes/\|title=Hydra Properties defends price hike for Village homes\|last=Delmore-Morgan\|first=Alex\|date=19 February 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=28 May 2009}}</ref>
	There are also concerns from buyers of off-plan property with Hydra Properties regarding the lack of progress on site of the flagship development, Hydra Village. While 2500 villas are supposed to be handed over in 2009, construction progress has been virtually non-existent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/31/sulaiman-al-fahim-portsmouth-takeover/\|title=Concerns arise over proposed Middle Eastern takeover of Portsmouth\|last=Scott\|first=Matt\|date=31 May 2009\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=31 May 2009}}</ref>

			Al-Fahim was president of ] from 2008 until 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Huang \|first1=Carol \|title=UAE plays Kingmaker as chess politicians wage battle for the top job \|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-plays-kingmaker-as-chess-politicians-wage-battle-for-the-top-job-1.487706 \|work=The National \|date=7 August 2010 \|access-date=8 August 2010}}</ref> Al Fahim published the book ''Brand Builder''.<ref name=":0" /> Al-Fahim was the founder and host of a business themed ] show ''Hydra Executives'' which was launched in Spring 2008.<ref name="HE">{{cite web\|title=Hydra Executives – CEO\|url=http://www.hydraexecutives.com/ceo.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411192200/http://www.hydraexecutives.com/ceo.html\|archive-date=11 April 2008\|access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref> It had a run of two seasons.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Swan\|first1=Melanie\|title=Hydra Executives begins filming its second season\|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/hydra-executives-begins-filming-its-second-season-1.230104?videoId=5766484581001\|access-date=8 October 2010\|work=The National\|date=27 July 2008 }}</ref>
	==Hydra Executives==
	Al-Fahim is the founder and host of the business themed ] show ''Hydra Executives'' which was launched in Spring 2008.<ref name="HE"/> Al-Fahim has often been referred to as an Abu Dhabi version of ].<ref name="FT">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/abf1a412-784f-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c.html?nclick_check=1\|title=Abu Dhabi investors buy Manchester City\|last=Stafford\|first=Philip\|coauthors=Kerr, Simeon\|date=1 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2 September 2008}}</ref>

			=== Manchester City F.C.===
	==Sport==
			Al-Fahim was involved in the deal in which the Abu Dhabi royal family took over ] in 2008. He looked at various clubs on behalf of the Abu Dhabi royal family and suggested that they buy Manchester City. Al-Fahim signed the first agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) with the legal representative of the former ], ], who owned Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Abu Dhabi investors buy Manchester City\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/abf1a412-784f-11dd-acc3-0000779fd18c?segmentid=acee4131-99c2-09d3-a635-873e61754ec6\|access-date=2021-05-05\|website=www.ft.com}}</ref> Al-Fahim then presented the offer to the Abu Dhabi United Group where ] took the final agreement forward and took over Manchester City.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Montague \|first1=James \|title=The Crazy World of Dr Al Fahim \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/oct/23/man-city-alfahim \|work=The Guardian\|date=23 October 2008 \|access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>
	A keen chess player, Al-Fahim represented his country as a youth and is currently president of the UAE Chess Association, also claiming to have been ranked fifth in the world in his age group at the age of nine.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arrival-of-alfahim-offers-city-chance-to-bridge-gulf-in-class-915662.html\|title=Arrival of Al-Fahim offers City chance to bridge gulf in class\|last=Herbert\|first=Ian\|date=2 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=14 September 2008}}</ref> In June 2008, Al Fahim was elected as a new president of ] for 2008–2012.<ref>UAE Chess - Federation Board - http://www.uaechess.net/index.php?pg=management&cat_id=7</ref> Through his company ''Hydra Properties'' he is involved in sponsorship of Dubai sports television, a Costa Rican soccer team and the German Bundesliga.<ref name="Mirror"/> Al-Fahim is a fan of the football clubs ] and ],<ref name="FT"/> and is building a new football academy in Abu Dhabi with Italian football giants ].<ref name="Takeover">{{cite web\|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/529580-abu-dhabi-seals-deal-for-manchester-city?ln=en\|title=Manchester City Takeover \|date=2 September 2008\|publisher=ArabianBusiness.com\|accessdate=2 September 2008}}</ref>

	===~~Manchester~~ ~~City~~===		===Portsmouth F.C.===
			In 2009, Al-Fahim owned ] for six weeks.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|title=Man stole £5m from wife to buy Portsmouth\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC Sport\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43055733\|access-date=2021-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Soccer-Portsmouth owner Al-Fahim to sell majority shareholding \|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-england-portsmouth/soccer-portsmouth-owner-al-fahim-to-sell-majority-shareholding-idUKL303050020091003?rpc=401&&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 \|work=Reuters\|access-date=4 October 2009}}{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2018, he was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail for stealing £5 million from his wife to fund the purchase of Portsmouth.<ref name=":2">{{cite news \|title=Sulaiman Al Fahim: Ex- Portsmouth owner jailed for stealing £5m from wife to buy club \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43055733 \|work=BBC Sport \|access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref> In the aftermath of Al-Fahim's brief stint at Portsmouth, the Premier League tightened its rules on ownership.<ref name=":1" />
	On 1 September 2008 the ], of which Al-Fahim is a board member, agreed the take over of Premier League football club ]. The deal was signed at the ] in the presence of Al-Fahim, who represented ADUG. Within hours of the take over deal being finalized, ADUG financed the purchase of ] for a ] transfer record of £32.5 million.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/2670891/Chelseas-world-shaken-up-by-Manchester-Citys-super-rich-sheikh---Football.html\|title=Chelsea’s world shaken up by Manchester City's super-rich sheikh\|last=Wilson\|first=Jeremy\|date=3 September 2008\|work=]\|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref><ref name="Ronaldo">{{cite web\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article4659785.ece\|title=Sulaiman Al-Fahim planning £134m January bid for Cristiano Ronaldo \|date=2 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=3 September 2008}}</ref> Al-Fahim was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman for the club,<ref name="Mirror"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/2661234/Manchester-City-owner-Donald-Trump-of-Abu-Dhabi---Football.html\|title=New Manchester City owner, aged 31, 'the Donald Trump of Abu Dhabi'\|last=Wilson\|first=Jeremy\|date=1 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=Telegraph Media Group\|accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref> and made bold statements about his plans to "solve all the club problems".<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7591735.stm\|title=Arab group agrees Man City deal\|date=1 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref> He was outspoken about his ambition to " the best football players in the world",<ref name="BBC1"/> and stated that he was "prepared to make a £134 million bid for ] during the January ]."<ref name="Ronaldo"/> However, before the take over was completed, wealthy backer ] became a more prominent figure, and it became unclear whether Al-Fahim would join the ] at Manchester City;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/2707809/Manchester-City-front-man-Sulaiman-Al-Fahim-sidelined---Football.html\|title=Manchester City front man Sulaiman Al Fahim sidelined\|last=Wilson \|first=Jeremy\|date=8 September 2009\|work=]\|publisher=Telegraph Media Group\|accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref> ] was appointed as the clubs new chairman.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3041607/Robinho-inspires-Manchester-City-slickers----Football.html\|title=Robinho inspires Manchester City slickers \|last=Rich\|first=Tim\|date=21 September 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|accessdate=21 September 2008}}</ref> In March 2009, it was mistakenly reported by '']'' that Al-Fahim was a board member at the club,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=44&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=591947&idseccio_PK=803\|title=El dueño del City sueña con tener a Maradona de presidente y a Messi de estrella\|date=3 March 2009\|work=]\|publisher=Grupo Zeta\|language=Spanish\|accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref> causing Manchester City to clarify that he held no position.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2009/March/Lionel-Messi-Club-Statement\|title=Lionel Messi: Club Statement\|publisher=]\|date=6 March 2009\|accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref>

	===Portsmouth===
	On 27 May 2009, it was reported that Al-Fahim had signed a deal to take over the English Premier League club ].<ref>{{citeweb\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8070535.stm\|title=Portsmouth agree to takeover bid\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=27 May 2009\|accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> Owner ] agreed a price of around £60 million, with the deal proposed to be completed by 28 July 2009. On 13 July the club's website said that the ] part of the deal had been completed, Al-Fahim Asia Associates were conducting their final commercial assessment, and that a formal application for the "Fit and Proper Persons" test to the Premier League had been submitted.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/Pompey-takeover-due-diligence-at.5454139.jp\|title=Pompey takeover: due diligence at an end\|last=Cross\|first=Jordan\|date=13 July 2009\|work=]\|accessdate=16 October 2009}}</ref> On 21 July, it was confirmed that Al-Fahim had passed the test and that an agreement in principle had been reached to sell the club with Al-Fahim joining the board as chairman.<ref>{{citeweb\|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/index.php?cms_ref=news\|title=Sulaiman Al Fahim Becomes Pompey Chairman\|publisher=]\|date=21 July 2009\|accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref> On 29 July, BBC Sport reported that the sales and purchase agreement needed to be finalised to close the transaction.<ref>{{citeweb\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8160777.stm\|title=Portsmouth edge closer to buy-out\|publisher=BBC Sport\|date=29 July 2009\|accessdate=25 August 2009}}</ref> However, on 19 August, the club's website revealed that a new consortium led by the current club CEO ] was negotiating over the purchase of the team, and that Al-Fahim may be a partner in the new consortium. On 26 August 2009 '']'', confirmed that Sulaiman Al-Fahim was the new owner of Portsmouth F.C. having full control of the club.<ref>{{citeweb\|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/Sulaiman-Al-Fahim-announces-ownership.5589931.jp\|title=Sulaiman Al Fahim announces ownership of Pompey\|publisher=The News\|date=26 August 2009\|accessdate=26 August 2009}}</ref>
	On 2 October 2009, it was reported by ] that Al-Fahim was in hospital in ], with kidney stones.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8286657.stm\|title=Portsmouth owner 'faces surgery'\|date=2 October 2009\|publisher=BBC Sport\|accessdate=16 October 2009}}</ref> On 5 October 2009, just over 40 days after purchasing the club, Al-Fahim sold 90 percent of his stake in Portsmouth to ] and his business Falcondrone Ltd. As part of the deal Al-Fahim became non-executive chairman at the club until the end of the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8289279.stm\|title=Saudi completes Pompey takeover\|date=6 October 2009\|publisher=BBC Sport\|accessdate=16 October 2009}}</ref> In an interview on 16 October 2009, Al-Fahim stated that it had been a good investment as he had sold 90 percent of the shares for £70 million and retained all of the club's ] assets.<ref name="Q&A">{{cite web\|url=http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=18494\|title=Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim\|last=Basneed\|first=Mohammed\|date=16 October 2009\|work=]\|accessdate=16 October 2009}}</ref> In a previous interview with Arabian Business, Al Fahim contradicted this statement by claiming he sold Portsmouth for zero pounds.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/569554-exclusive-i-sold-portsmouth-for-zero-pounds---al-fahim\|title=EXCLUSIVE: 'I sold Portsmouth for zero pounds' - Al Fahim\|date=6 October 2009\|publisher=Arabian Business\|accessdate=19 October 2009}}</ref>

	==Charity work and further controversy==
	In December 2008, Al-Fahim was appointed by the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM) as a Goodwill Ambassador at Large in support of the ] ] by encouraging the use of ] to eradicate malnutrition.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iimsam.org/images/IIMSAM-OfficialPressRelease-GWA-H.E.Dr.pdf\|title=IIMSAM appoints H.E. Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim of the United Arab Emirates as its Goodwill Ambassador in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals\|date=1 December 2008\|publisher=IISAM\|accessdate=16 October 2009\|format=PDF}}</ref> As part of this Al-Fahim and his wife have claimed to have launched a charity in Kenya called Dar al Mumineen, where they have sponsored and looked after the medical needs of a few thousand children.<ref name="Q&A"/> Further controversy has followed Al Fahim as the United Nations deny endorsing IIMSAM and its lawyers are seeking clarification of Al Fahim's tendency to refer to himself as a UN Ambassador.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1217575/Portsmouth-owner-Al-Fahim-Is-seems.html\|title=Portsmouth owner Sulaiman Al Fahim: Is he all that he seems?\|date=2 October 2009\|publisher=Daily Mail\|accessdate=20 October 2009}}</ref>

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President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development

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Sulaiman Al-Fahim سليمان الفهيم

Born	1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alma mater	American University United Arab Emirates University
Occupation	Businessman
Website	sulaimanalfahim.com

Sulaiman Abdul-Karim Mohammed Al-Fahim (born 1976 or 1977) is an Emirati television personality and self described billionaire businessman in the UAE real estate sector. He was involved in the deal in which the Abu Dhabi royal family obtained Manchester City F.C. In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail by a UAE court for stealing £5 million.

Early life and education

Al-Fahim was born in Dubai in 1977. He obtained his master's degree in Finance and Real Estate from the American University in Washington, D.C. He has claimed that he has a PhD in Real Estate from American University, but there is no record of him earning a PhD from the school and the school does not offer a PhD in real estate. Nonetheless, Al-Fahim uses the honorific "Dr."

In 1998, Al-Fahim lost his parents and brother in a car accident.

Career

Al-Fahim heads the real estate company Hydra Properties, which is owned by the Royal Group, an investment conglomerate headed by Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the royal family in Abu Dhabi.

Al-Fahim was president of UAE Chess Federation from 2008 until 2012. Al Fahim published the book Brand Builder. Al-Fahim was the founder and host of a business themed reality television show Hydra Executives which was launched in Spring 2008. It had a run of two seasons.

Manchester City F.C.

Al-Fahim was involved in the deal in which the Abu Dhabi royal family took over Manchester City in 2008. He looked at various clubs on behalf of the Abu Dhabi royal family and suggested that they buy Manchester City. Al-Fahim signed the first agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) with the legal representative of the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, who owned Manchester City. Al-Fahim then presented the offer to the Abu Dhabi United Group where Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan took the final agreement forward and took over Manchester City.

Portsmouth F.C.

In 2009, Al-Fahim owned Portsmouth F.C. for six weeks. In 2018, he was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail for stealing £5 million from his wife to fund the purchase of Portsmouth. In the aftermath of Al-Fahim's brief stint at Portsmouth, the Premier League tightened its rules on ownership.

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^ Thomas, Landon Jr. (8 June 2009). "Questions About a Desert Village". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ "Sulaiman Al Fahim: Ex- Portsmouth owner jailed for stealing £5m from wife to buy club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
Huang, Carol (7 August 2010). "UAE plays Kingmaker as chess politicians wage battle for the top job". The National. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
"Hydra Executives – CEO". Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
Swan, Melanie (27 July 2008). "Hydra Executives begins filming its second season". The National. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
"Abu Dhabi investors buy Manchester City". www.ft.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
Montague, James (23 October 2008). "The Crazy World of Dr Al Fahim". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
^ "Man stole £5m from wife to buy Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
"Soccer-Portsmouth owner Al-Fahim to sell majority shareholding". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2009.

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