The Unofficial Mohammed Al-Amoudi Homepage
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Profile of Mohammed Al Amoudi from Forbes:
Forbes' The World's Billionaires rank: #86
Age: 61
Fortune: self made
Source: oil
Net Worth: $8.0 bil
Country Of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Residence: Jeddah (Saudi Arabia); Addis Ababa, (Ethiopa)
Industry: Oil/Gas
Marital Status: married, 8 children
Education: N/A
Born in Ethiopia and now a Saudi citizen, Al Amoudi made his fortune in construction and real estate before betting on energy. His Swedish refinery Preem is now evaluating expansion possibilities into the renewable fuels sector, while his Svenska Petroleum is developing a new field off the Ivory Coast. Has invested more than $1 billion in Ethiopia, from hotels to gold mines. Soccer fan, sponsored the Confederation of East & Central African Football Associations soccer tournament last year.
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Wikipedia's entry:
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi(Ge'ez: ሞሓመድ አልአሙዲ,Arabic: محمد حسين العمودي; born1946 in Dessie, Ethiopiabut grew up in Weldiya) is a Saudi Arabian /Ethiopianbusiness magnate who lives in Ethiopia andJeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 2006 his net worth was estimated as between $2.5 and $6.9 billion,causing Arabian Businessto rank him as the world's 8th richest Arab, andForbes to rank him as the world's 77th richest person. Al Amoudi's father is Yemeni and his mother is Ethiopian. He immigrated to Saudi Arabiain 1965 and became a Saudi citizen. Depending on disparate ethniccategorizations, and Al Amoudi's mixed Ethiopianand Yemeni parentage, he is considered to be the richest black person in the world and/or one of the richest Arab.
Al Amoudi made his fortune in construction and real estate before branching out to buy oil refineries in Sweden andMorocco. He is said to be the largest foreign investor in both Swedenand Ethiopia. He holds anHonorary Doctorate inPhilosophy from the Addis Ababa University and has been honoured with theSwedish Royal Order of the Polar Star by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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