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Fenech
Fenech is a surname about whose origins there are several hypotheses. The most notable is the meaning of "rabbit", since is rabbit in Maltese. This in turn comes from the Arabic word for fox, (, "fennec fox") which like the rabbit has large ears as its distinguishing feature and may have been confused during the development of the Maltese language, which is a descendant of the Siculo-Arabic dialect. The word is also thought to be a respelling of , the German for millet farmer. A possible Iranian derivation of the word has also been suggested. "Phoenician" variation Another variation is formed from the word ''Phoenicians''. In fact, some bearers of this surname use the horse, a Phoenician symbol, on their crest rather than the rabbit. "Fenwick" variation Another variation is an Anglo-Saxon one where it is derived from a family living in ''Fenwick'', which was in Northumberland and the West Riding of Yorkshire. This name was originally derived from the English ''fenn'' which me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Fenech
Jeff Fenech (born 28 May 1964) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2008. He won world titles in three weight divisions, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 1985 to 1987, the WBC super-bantamweight title from 1987 to 1988, the WBC featherweight title from 1988 to 1990. He was awarded by the WBC his "fourth weight division" title at super-featherweight in November 2022 after the WBC recounted the bout in his rematch against Azumah Nelson. Fenech was trained by renowned Sydney-based trainer Johnny Lewis. Jeff Fenech was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category in 2003, and became the 4th person to be elevated to Legend status in 2013. Boxing career Fenech was born in St Peters, Sydney and is of Maltese parentage. After playing junior rugby league and getting into trouble with the police as a child, Fenech was turned onto boxing when he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Fenech Adami
Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami, (born 7 February 1934) is a Maltese politician and Nationalist politician who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004. Subsequently, he was the seventh president of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He led his party to win four general elections, in 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2003, as well as the majority of votes in 1981. Staunchly pro-European, Fenech Adami was fundamental for Malta's accession to the European Union. Originally a lawyer, Fenech Adami was co-opted Member of Parliament (MP) in 1969. He served in a number of senior party positions, including president of the Administrative and General Councils, and was elected to succeed Dr Giorgio Borġ Olivier as party leader. From April 1977 onwards, Fenech Adami led the Nationalist opposition in a campaign of civil disobedience against the Mintoff and Mifsud Bonnici administrations of the late seventies and eighties, focusing on a message of respect for d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is an Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released in the 1970s, which turned her into a sex symbol. Biography Fenech was born in Bône, Constantine, French Algeria (now Annaba, Annaba Province, Algeria) to a Maltese father and Sicilian mother. Cinema career Fenech moved from Nice (France) to Rome in 1967 for her first Italian film '' Samoa, Queen of the Jungle'' by Guido Malatesta. In 1968, she came under contract with Austrian director Franz Antel and from the late 1960s to early 1970s, she acted in various films of Antel (including his acclaimed '' Frau Wirtin'' series) as well as that of Franz Marischka. Fenech starred in many genres of cinema but her greatest commercial success came with ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' films, particularly including earlier works ''Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'' (1972) and '' Giova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Fenech
Mario Fenech (nicknamed "The Maltese Falcon", “Falcon”, or "Muzza"; born 11 November 1961) is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game who had a lengthy career in the New South Wales/Australian Rugby League in the 1980s and 1990s. His favoured position was as hooker, where he represented New South Wales in State of Origin. In his later career, he became a prop-forward. A legendary figure for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he captained the club for five seasons from 1986 to 1990. Background Fenech was living in the Botany region of Sydney at the time of his childhood. His family believed he had the potential to become a great footballer and that his junior team, the Botany Rams, would not allow him to fulfill these aspirations, so then transferred him to the Mascot Juniors club, as many champion South Sydney players of that era were Mascot Juniors. Rugby league career Fenech's playing career spanned from 1981 to 1995. He played for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorgen Fenech
Yorgen Fenech (born 23 November 1981) is a Maltese businessman whose main interests are casinos and hotels in Malta. He was head of the Tumas Group and director of the Maltese-Azerbaijan-German company ElectroGas Malta. Suspected of bribing members of the Maltese government, in November 2019 Fenech was arrested as a suspect in the murder of the investigative-journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He is a key figure in the 2019 Malta political crisis and 2019 protests in Malta. Business Fenech is a prominent Maltese businessman. He was identified in 2018 as being the owner of the Dubai-registered company ''17 Black''. The company was listed in the Panama Papers and investigative journalist Caruana Galizia had written about ''17 Black'' eight months before her death, alleging the company had links to Joseph Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri and to former energy minister Konrad Mizzi. Later, the research group The Daphne Project came across e-mails between 17 Black and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonio Fenech
Tonio Fenech (born 5 May 1969) is a Maltese politician who served in the government of Malta as Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment from March 2008 to March 2013,"New Cabinet sworn in" ''Times of Malta'', 12 March 12, 2008. and was a member of the from 2003 to 2017. Biography Fenech graduated in at the in 1992. He is a warranted < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Fenech
Ryan Fenech (born 20 April 1986 in Ħamrun, Malta) is a retired professional footballer where he played as a midfielder. Playing career Ħamrun Spartans Ryan Fenech joined Ħamrun Spartans as a trainee, and made his debut for the club during the 2002–03 season, although Ħamrun Spartans found themselves in the relegation group, Fenech helped his side to a seventh-place finish, during the season Ryan made six appearances and scored one goal. Ryan started to establish himself in the first team, but unfortunately Ħamrun Spartans finished the season in 10th, bottom position in the Maltese Premier League for the 2003–04 season. During the season Ryan made ten appearances. Fenech and Ħamrun Spartans heartache was short lived as the club gained an immediate return to the Maltese Premier League, as the club finished as champions in the Maltese First Division for the 2004–05 season. The 2005–06 season saw Ryan and Ħamrun Spartans return to the Maltese Premier League, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Fenech
Georges Vincent Antoine Fenech (born 26 October 1954) is a French former magistrate and politician. A member of The Republicans (LR), he represented the 11th constituency of the Rhône department in the National Assembly from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 until 2017. He has been a legal affairs consultant for the CNews television channel since 2017. Biography Born to a Maltese father and Italian mother in Sousse in Tunisia, in 1963 Fenech's family was repatriated in France, where they settled in Givors. After studying for a law degree, he started a career as a judge. One of his most high-profile cases was the investigation on the assassination of the judge François Renaud (nicknamed "le shérif" by Lyon's underworld) in Lyon on 3 July 1975. Fenech was the 6th judge to take over this case, and the one who dropped the case for lack of evidence in 1992. He was also in charge of the first case involving Scientology in France. He started a political career with his 2002 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Fenech (footballer)
Paul Fenech (born 20 December 1986) is a Maltese footballer who plays for Maltese Premier League side Balzan FC, where he plays as a midfielder. Playing career Fenech is a Naxxar Lions product, then moved on to play for Msida Saint-Joseph, with whom he spent two years and, in fact, it was the 'Saints' who gave Fenech the chance to make his debut in the Premier League in 2005. Fenech spent two successful seasons with Msida Saint-Joseph, during which he was the main target of several clubs in the Maltese Premier League and, finally, it was Birkirkara which managed to sign Fenech for five years. Fenech's experience continued to increase at a national level as he was playing in the Malta national under-21 football team. During the 2007–08 season, his first season with the 'Stripes', Fenech managed to win his first FA Trophy, thanks to a narrow 2–1 win against Ħamrun Spartans. The 2008–09 season was another successful season for Fenech, as his creativity continued to incre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Fenech
Paul Fenech (born 21 November 1972) is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series ''Pizza'', ''Swift and Shift Couriers'', ''Housos,'' ''Bogan Hunters,'' Fat Pizza: Back in Business and Housos Vs. Virus: The Lockdown, as well as the motion pictures ''Fat Pizza'' (2003), '' Housos vs. Authority'' (2012), ''Fat Pizza vs. Housos'' (2014) and ''Dumb Criminals: The Movie'' (2015). Career Early in his career, Fenech directed ''More Than Legends'', a documentary highlighting Aboriginal culture through the eyes of elders from the Nyungar ( W.A.), Arrernte ( N.T.) and Tiwi ( N.T.) groups. He first achieved prominence by winning third place in Sydney's annual Tropfest short film festival in 1995 for a biographical short entitled ''Pizza Man'' based on his experiences as a pizza delivery driver. He won the Tropfest award for best film in 1998 for ''Intole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fenech
Francis Xavier Fenech (17 March 1892 – 13 May 1969) was a Maltese prelate who became the first bishop of Jhansi in India. He was born in Floriana Malta on 17 March 1892. He studied at St Aloysius College in Birkirkara. At the age of 19 he joined the Capuchin order where he was given the name of Francis Xavier and followed a course of philosophy and theology. He was ordained to the priesthood by Giovanni Maria Camilleri the Bishop of Gozo on 25 May 1918. After his ordination he was assigned to work in the parish of Marsa. In June 1923 Fenech left Malta for Daman to Bombay, present day Mumbai in India. He spent six years in Bandra, Zaroli, Itarsi and Shampura. In April 1929 he was stationed in Jhansi in order to develop this territory into a diocese. The territory of Jhansi was separated from the Diocese of Allahabad in 1940 and created into an Apostolic Prefecture. Fenech was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the dioceses of Allahabad and Lucknow because their bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fenech
David Fenech (born 19 July 1969) is a French composer, guitarist and singer. His style has been described as 'a kind of punk musique concrète' He uses the studio as an instrument, using a large panel of recording techniques. He has played and recorded with musicians such as Nurse With Wound, Felix Kubin, Jad Fair, Tom Cora, Rhys Chatham, Pascal Comelade, Jac Berrocal, Ghédalia Tazartès, James Plotkin, Shugo Tokumaru, Ergo Phizmiz, Pierre Bastien, and many others. Biography David Fenech received a guitar for his tenth birthday and never ceased making music since then. Between 1990 and 1995, he was very active on the mail art network and published tracks on various tape and CD compilations. In 1991, he led the Peu Importe collective in Grenoble. This band played improvised music and punk rock in a spirit close to bands like The Ex or Pere Ubu. David Fenech released his debut solo CD in 2000 on the Tout L'Univers label (reissued by Felix Kubin on Gagarin Records), and then a du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
