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⚫ '''Sulaiman Abdul-Karim Mohammed Al-Fahim''' (born 1976 or 1977)<ref name="gulfnews" /> is an Emirati television personality and businessman 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 ].


He was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail for stealing £5 million by a UK court in 2008.<ref name=":2" /> While he has claimed to hold a PhD from American University, the university has no record of him earning a doctorate from the school.<ref name=":0" />
⚫ '''Sulaiman Abdul-Karim Mohammed Al-Fahim''' (born 1977) is an Emirati television personality, philanthropist, and businessman 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 ].


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Al-Fahim was born in ] in 1977.<ref name="gulfnews" /> He obtained his master's degree from Kogod School of Business, American University in ], USA. His MBA was in Finance and Real Estate.<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 even offer a PhD in real estate.<ref name=":0" /> Nonetheless, Al-Fahim uses the honorific "Dr."<ref name=":0" />
Al-Fahim was born in ] in 1977. From the age of eleven he worked in his father's Orient Pharmacy after school, which taught him key skills such as dealing with various individuals and reinvesting money.<ref>{{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 |access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref> At the age of eighteen Al Fahim founded the "Sulaiman Al Fahim Group" which financed education and sports in the ].


Al Fahim was exceptional in chess from a very young age at just nine years old he was ranked fifth in the world by the Chess Federation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barden |first1=Leonard |title=Former UAE prodigy rides to the rescue of 'chess Wimbledon' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/mar/07/leonard-barden-chess-7march |work=The Guardian|access-date=5 November 2010}}</ref> 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 |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>

Al Fahim mother, sister and brother died in a car accident when he was twenty-one years old.<ref>{{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 |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> Following this incident he moved to the United States to further his education where he obtained his master's degree from Kogod School of Business, American University in ], USA. His MBA was in Finance and Real Estate. He received an honorary PhD, therefore, uses the title Dr.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim: A stock market player at 14 |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-a-stock-market-player-at-14-1-1232798 |work=The News |access-date=1 June 2010}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==


⚫ 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" />
Throughout Al Fahim's career he met and connected with various world leaders and recognized business individuals including President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hydra holds investment talks with Donald Trump |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/property/hydra-holds-investment--talks-with-donald-trump-1.107128 |website=Gulf Newa |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> Al Fahim worked in various sectors and areas in different countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hydra Properties CEO Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim attends 7th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball |url=http://www.abudhabicityinfo.com/news/pr_WNQASMFDX7GD8KMFM5H5UDREN1.aspx |website=Abu Dhabi City Info |publisher=Abu Dhabi City Info |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> This led him to receive numerous recognized awards such as the 'CEO Middle East Award for International Achievement'. <ref>{{cite web |title=Power 100- Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/power-100-dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-88928.html}}</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 |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}}</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" /> Al Fahim received Best Achievement Award in 2008 as he succeeded in leading Hydra Properties locally and internationally, Al Fahim’s achievements were described as 'difficult for any company to achieve within a short period'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Power 100- Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/power-100-dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-88928.html}}</ref>

He was the President of Arab Union for Real Estate for two terms from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2017. While Al Fahim was the Chairman of Arab Union for Real Estate he was featured in Roll Call newspaper where he spoke about the former president of the United States, Obama.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=RollCall |title=Obama is Taking The Right Steps in the Middle East |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/-40683-1.html |website=Roll Call |publisher=Roll Call |access-date=1 October 2010}}</ref> Al Fahim is dedicated to renewable energy; in 2009 while he was the President of the Arab Union for Real Estate Development he was offering Green Cooperation with ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinniss |first1=Paul |title=Pathways to Peace: Green Building Blocks east - West |url=http://www.thenewyorkgreenadvocate.com/2009/10/ |website=New York Green Advocate |publisher=New York Green Advocate}}</ref>

Al Fahim's interest in chess resulted him to sponsor various chess tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NayarStaff Reporter |first1=K.R. |title=President Cup chess competition to commence from Thursday |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/more-sport/president-cup-chess-competition-to-commence-from-thursday-1.155266 |website=Gulf News |access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> Al Fahim was elected as the 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 |access-date=8 August 2010}}</ref> Over the years he sponsored various sports tournaments as well.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Report |first1=Staff |title=Sulaiman Al Fahim Group to support UAE youth volleyball team |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/more-sport/sulaiman-al-fahim-group-to-support-uae-youth-volleyball-team-1.445698 |website=Gulf News}}</ref>


=== Manchester City F.C.=== === Manchester City F.C.===
Sulaiman Al Fahim was a major part in signing ] deal in 2008. ; at that time he was looking at various clubs and saw the potential of Manchester City, this is when he presented the offer to Abu Dhabi United Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=4 Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/power-100-2009/list?itemid=155866 |work=Arabian Business |access-date=4 March 2009}}</ref> Sulaiman 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 Mr Pairoj who was 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 Abu Dhabi United Group where ] took the final agreement forward and took over Manchester City.<ref>{{cite web |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|access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>
(Memorandum of Understanding) with Mr Pairoj who was the legal representative of the former ], ]. Al Fahim then presented the offer to Abu Dhabi United Group where HH ] took the final agreement forward and took over Manchester City.<ref>{{cite web |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|access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>


===Portsmouth F.C.=== ===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}}</ref> In 2018, Al Fahim 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 web |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" />
In 2009, Alfahim purchased 100% of the English Premier League club Portsmouth F.C for 60 million pounds sterling.<ref name="Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim">{{cite web |last1=Al-Awsat |first1=Asharq |title=Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim |url=https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/theaawsat/features/qa-with-former-portsmouth-owner-sulaiman-al-fahim |website=Asharq Al-Awsat |publisher=Asharq Al-Awsat |access-date=16 October 2009 |ref=30}}</ref> However, he shortly after sold 90% of the club’s shares for 70 million pounds sterling.<ref name="Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim">{{cite web |last1=Al-Awsat |first1=Asharq |title=Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim |url=https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/theaawsat/features/qa-with-former-portsmouth-owner-sulaiman-al-fahim |website=Asharq Al-Awsat |publisher=Asharq Al-Awsat |access-date=16 October 2009 |ref=30}}</ref> Alfahim retained 100% of the club’s real estate assets after the sale.<ref name="Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim">{{cite web |last1=Al-Awsat |first1=Asharq |title=Q&A with Former Portsmouth Owner Sulaiman al Fahim |url=https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/theaawsat/features/qa-with-former-portsmouth-owner-sulaiman-al-fahim |website=Asharq Al-Awsat |publisher=Asharq Al-Awsat |access-date=16 October 2009 |ref=30}}</ref>

===Media career===

==== Books ====

Al Fahim published his book BRAND BUILDER, on how to be a successful property developer that gives the reader valuable tips from his experiences.<ref>{{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 |access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref>

==== Television ====

⚫ Al-Fahim is the founder and host of the business themed ] show ''Hydra Executives'' which was launched in Spring 2008.<ref name="HE">{{cite web|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|title=Hydra Executives – CEO|access-date=16 October 2009}}</ref> It was launched for 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 |work=The National |access-date=8 October 2010}}</ref>


===Technology=== ===Technology===
Sulaiman Al-Fahim founded Sustain Exchange in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE businessman Sulaiman Al-Fahim to launch Sustain.Exchange – an Islamic Crypto Ecosystem |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/975126/uae-businessman-sulaiman-al-fahim-to-launch-sustain-exchange-an-islamic-crypto-ecosystem/ }}</ref> It’s a cryptocurrency exchange and Sulaiman Al-Fahim founded Sustain Exchange in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE businessman Sulaiman Al-Fahim to launch Sustain.Exchange – an Islamic Crypto Ecosystem |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/975126/uae-businessman-sulaiman-al-fahim-to-launch-sustain-exchange-an-islamic-crypto-ecosystem/ }}</ref> It’s a cryptocurrency exchange and
listing platform that complies with Shariah regulations. listing platform that complies with Shariah regulation.

=== Humanitarian work ===
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 Spirulina to eradicate malnutrition.
<ref>{{cite web |title= Arabian Business|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/people/dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-155618.html/}}</ref>
Al Fahim is an advocate of the International Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) he has attended the event at the United Nations in New York in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinnis |first1=Paul |title=Pathways to Peace: Green Building Blocks East -West |url=http://www.thenewyorkgreenadvocate.com/2009/10/ |website=New York Green Advocate |publisher=New York Green Advocate |access-date=6 October 2011}}</ref> He is determined to provide affordable houses and hospitals for less developed countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinniss |first1=Paul |title=Pathways to Peace: green Building Blocks East - West |url=http://www.thenewyorkgreenadvocate.com/2009/10/ |website=New York Green Advocate |publisher=New York Green Advocate |access-date=3 October 2011}}</ref>

== Recognition and honors ==

In March 2009, Al Fahim was listed fourth in ] list of "The Worlds most influential Arabs".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhoyrul |first1=Anil |title=FLASHBACK: The 2009 Power 100 List |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/flashback--2009-power-100-list-150372.html |work=Arabian Business |access-date=30 March 2010}}</ref> He was also listed eighty seven in 2012 and eighty three in 2013 as "The Worlds most influential Arabs" in Arabian Business magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arabian Business Power 500 2013 |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabian-business-power-500-2013-493796.html |work=Arabian Business |access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

In November 2008 Al Fahim was honored with a gold medal of excellence from HM Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, The King of Malaysia, for his work supporting Equestrian activities worldwide. Al Fahim was honored with this distinction during the ] in Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/press-release/?pressReleaseId=31243|title=HM The King of Malaysia honours Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim for his tireless support to global sports|date=6 November 2008|work=]|access-date=19 October 2010|author=Press release}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 10:07, 16 October 2023

Sulaiman Al-Fahim
سليمان الفهيم
Born1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
NationalityUAE
Alma materAmerican University
United Arab Emirates University
OccupationBusinessman
Websitehttp://sulaimanalfahim.com/
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Sulaiman Abdul-Karim Mohammed Al-Fahim (born 1976 or 1977) is an Emirati television personality and 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.

He was convicted and sentenced to five years in jail for stealing £5 million by a UK court in 2008. While he has claimed to hold a PhD from American University, the university has no record of him earning a doctorate from the school.

Early life and education

Al-Fahim was born in Dubai in 1977. He obtained his master's degree from Kogod School of Business, American University in Washington, D.C., USA. His MBA was in Finance and Real Estate. 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 even 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.

Sulaiman 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 Mr Pairoj who was the legal representative of the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, who owned Manchester City. Al Fahim then presented the offer to 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, Al Fahim 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.

Technology

Sulaiman Al-Fahim founded Sustain Exchange in March 2019. It’s a cryptocurrency exchange and listing platform that complies with Shariah regulation.

References

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  3. ^ "Sulaiman Al Fahim: Ex- Portsmouth owner jailed for stealing £5m from wife to buy club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. Huang, Carol. "UAE plays Kingmaker as chess politicians wage battle for the top job". The National. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  5. "Hydra Executives – CEO". Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  6. Swan, Melanie. "Hydra Executives begins filming its second season". The National. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  7. "Abu Dhabi investors buy Manchester City". www.ft.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. Montague, James. "The Crazy World of Dr Al Fahim". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Man stole £5m from wife to buy Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. "Soccer-Portsmouth owner Al-Fahim to sell majority shareholding". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  11. "UAE businessman Sulaiman Al-Fahim to launch Sustain.Exchange – an Islamic Crypto Ecosystem".
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