Mohed Altrad Explained

Mohed Altrad
Birth Place:Raqqa, Syria
Nationality:Syrian/French
Occupation:Businessman
President of Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Alma Mater:Paris Dauphine University

Mohed Altrad (Arabic: محمد الطراد) is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948.[1] [2] He was born to a very young mother and his father gave him away to his grandparents at age four following his mother's death. In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year.[3]

Biography

Mohed Altrad spent part of his youth in Raqqa, Syria. He passed the baccalaureate at 17, and thanks to his high scores, was awarded a scholarship of 200 francs from the Syrian government to study in France. He obtained a diploma from Paris Dauphine University (MIAGE 1975).[4] He is unsure of his day of birth, so he recently "picked a date from a hat" in order to celebrate one.

Career

Altrad began working for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, from which he left to buy a scaffolding company in France in 1985. This acquisition morphed into the present-day Altrad Group, employer of over 22,000 people as of 2016,[5] and involved in the scaffolding and cement-mixing industries. Altrad remains chairman of his namesake company, as well as the rugby club Montpellier Hérault Rugby.[6] He has also penned three acclaimed novels.[7]

In December 2022, Altrad received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €50,000 fine after he and French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte were found guilty of corruption relating to Altrad Group rugby shirt sponsorship deals.[8]

Published works

Novels

Essays

External links

  1. (rus) Его готовили в пастухи, а он тайком сбегал в школу. История сирийского бедуина, ставшего французским миллиардером

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Bedouin To Billionaire: Meet The Man Changing What It Means To Be French After Charlie Hebdo . 23 March 2015 . Savchuk . Katia . . 9 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Peter . Day . Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman . BBC . 10 June 2015 . 10 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Mohed Altrad of Altrad Group from France named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 . EY . 7 June 2015 . 10 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Christine . Kerdellant . J'ai gagné ma place en France . L'Express . 14 October 2015 . 10 June 2019 . fr . pdf . 16 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816033751/http://s.kmni.eu/s/ij58YlqPTLSBFTbhKCdU5Q/L%27_Express_18_19_20_22_20151014000000 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2016-12-19. Altrad accélère dans les services. 2021-10-03. Les Echos. fr.
  6. Web site: Top 14 - Montpellier: Mohed Altrad devient l'actionnaire principal . Le Parisien . 21 May 2011 . 10 June 2019 . fr . 9 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309033349/http://www.leparisien.fr/montpellier-34000/top-14-montpellier-mohed-altrad-devient-l-actionnaire-principal-21-05-2011-1460776.php . dead .
  7. Web site: Antoine . Guiral . Mohed Altrad. Mille et une vies . Libération . 16 April 2013 . 10 June 2019 . fr.
  8. News: Suspended prison sentence for Altrad . 15 December 2022 . The Construction Index . 15 December 2022.

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