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Deaths In February 2018
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2018. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. February 2018 1 * Omar Aggad, 90, Palestinian-born Saudi Arabian investor and philanthropist. * Haji Saifullah Khan Bangash, 70, Pakistani politician, Senator (since 2012), heart failure. * John Battaglia, 62, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection. * André Baudry, 95, French magazine editor ('' Arcadie''). * Niranjan Bhagat, 91, Indian poet, stroke. * Hazar Khan Bijarani, 71, Pakistani politician, MP (1990–1993, 1997–2013), shot. *Cliff Bourland, 97, American sprinter, Olympic champion (1948), complications from pneumonia. * Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, 68, Cuban nuclear physicist and scientific adviser, suicide. * Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Aggad
Omar A. Aggad ( ar, عمر العقاد; 20 April 1927 – 1 February 2018) was a Saudi Palestinian businessman, the founder of Aggad Investment Company (AICO), and the founder and former chairman of Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC). Early life Aggad was born in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine, in 1927, and attended Alrashidieh College in Jerusalem. He subsequently received a scholarship to attend the University of Manchester in the UK where he graduated with degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering. Career After working for a few years in the UK, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 1950 where he joined the Juffali Group as a senior manager. In 1975, he ventured out on his own and created what would become one of the leading investment groups in Saudi Arabia. He established over 40 industrial and trade ventures in Saudi Arabia, most of which still exist. He was the founder of Aggad Investment Company (AICO) in 1975, and the founder and former chairman of the Arab Palestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |