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Koum Hamada
Koum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Koum (born 1985), Cameroon-born Australian weightlifter * Emmanuel Koum (1946–2008), Cameroonian football player * Jan Koum Jan Koum ( ua, link=yes, Ян Кум; born Yan Borysovych Kum, ua, Ян Борисович Кум, on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer engineer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a ... (born 1976), CEO and founder of WhatsApp See also * Kou (name) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Koum
Daniel Ebenezer Koum Koum (born 25 May 1985, in Douala) is a Cameroon-born Australian weightlifter in the −62 kg category. In the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships that were held in Paris, France, Koum placed 29th overall with a 112 kg snatch and a 145 kg clean and jerk. Weightlifting career At the age of 15, Koum moved to Yaounde, Cameroon and began lifting weights inside a gym owned by his father. He developed the strength required to allow him to represent Cameroon in several international competitions such as the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He finished 5th in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Koum was granted a sports visa to compete in the games. After the completion of the games, Koum chose to stay in Australia and sought asylum. After two years, he was granted Australian citizenship and was free to represent Australia in international competitions. As an Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Koum
Emmanuel Koum (5 January 1946 – 26 November 2008) was a Cameroonian former professional football striker. He played for Oryx Douala, Grenoble, Monaco, Arles, Chaumont Chaumont can refer to: Places Belgium * Chaumont-Gistoux, a municipality in the province of Walloon Brabant France * Chaumont-Porcien, in the Ardennes ''département'' * Chaumont, Cher, in the Cher ''département'' * Chaumont-le-Bois, in the C ... and Moulins. References 1946 births 2008 deaths Footballers from Douala Men's association football forwards Cameroonian footballers Cameroonian expatriate footballers Cameroon men's international footballers Grenoble Foot 38 players AS Monaco FC players AC Arlésien players AS Moulins players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Monaco 1970 African Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco {{Cameroon-foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Koum
Jan Koum ( ua, link=yes, Ян Кум; born Yan Borysovych Kum, ua, Ян Борисович Кум, on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer engineer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$19.3 billion. According to ''Forbes'', he has an estimated net worth of US$13.8 billion as of September 2022, making him one of the richest people in the world. He entered the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans in 2014 at No. 62, with an estimated net worth of $7.5 billion, the highest-ranked newcomer to the list that year. Early life Koum was born in Kyiv, then in the Ukrainian SSR, on February 24, 1976. He grew up in Fastiv. In 1992, at the age of 16, he moved with his mother and grandmother to Mountain View, California. A social support program helped the family get a small two-bedroom apartment there. His father had intended to join the family later, but he never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |