Alf Ihlen (30 June 1900 – 6 April 2006) was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. ...

, as a son of engineer and politician

Nils Claus Ihlen Nils Claus Ihlen (24 July 1855 – 22 March 1925) was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Foreign Minister of Norway from 1913 to 1920. Personal life He was born in Skedsmo as the oldest son of Wincentz Th ...

and Henriette Marie Lund. He was co-manager of the workshop

Strømmens Værksted Strømmens Værksted A/S was an industrial company based in Skedsmo, Norway, specialising in the production of rolling stock. Founded in 1873, it remains as a part of Bombardier Transportation. The plant is located just off Hovedbanen west of ...

for about fifty years, along with his brother

Joakim Ihlen Joakim Lund Ihlen (22 March 1899 – 15 September 1981) was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in Skedsmo, the son of engineer and politician Nils Claus Ihlen. He was co-manager of the workshop Strømmens Værksted for nearly fifty years, a ...

. The two brothers developed their company into a world leading producer of aluminium based vehicles in the 1930s.

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