Farshad Khazei (born 6 July 1965) is an Iranian born entrepreneur who is currently living in Hungary. He is renowned for his real estate activities, mainly in Canada and Eastern Europe.

Early life and education

Farshad Khazei was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, to Farah Kazemi and Iraj Khazei. He left Iran in 1977 and was later joined by his family. He conducted his studies in Switzerland, England and Canada. In the UK, he attended the Redrice School and the

Wellingborough School Wellingborough School is a co-educational day independent school in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It was established in 1595 and is one of the oldest schools in the country. The school today consists of a Prep school ...

. In Canada he graduated with BSc in genetics from

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

and later he did his masters in Urban Planning and Design at

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. He obtained his medical degree at

Semmelweis University Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; hu, Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "saviour of mothers", he discovered that t ...

in Hungary in 1998.

Career

After a short time in the family business, in 1988 he started working fo
Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects
and worked on projects such as

Metro Hall Metro Hall is a 27-storey Postmodern-style office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Street in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It looks out onto Pecaut Square. Part of the three-tower Metro Centre complex, the building ...

SkyDome Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, i ...

Fukuoka Dome The is a baseball field, located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Built in 1993, the stadium was originally named and has the capacity of 38,585 seats. With a diameter of 216 meters, the Fukuoka PayPay Dome is the world's largest geodesic dome. T ...

in Japan,

Rogers Arena Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when Ge ...

in Vancouver and several other multifunctional buildings. He founded Habitat in 1999 in Hungary and later on cofounded Telefound. From 2001 until 2015, he was the Chairman and President of Foundation Development Inc. in Hungary. Since 2007, his companies are part of the Abitare Inv. Group. In late 2002 he signed an agreement with the government of Hungary for 90 years to develop the World Heritage Site Varkert Bazar in Budapest, Hungary. However, the project became entangled in legal battles with the government just prior to the start of the construction. The case was finally settled in his favour by the court of arbitration in 2014. His business interests are varied, from development and architecture to telecommunication and food production. His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, CBC radio and Diplomacy and Trade to name a few. Because of his work on a number of heritage buildings, he was appointed to lead the development of th
Dreschler-Palace
commonly known as the Ballet Institute in Budapest and similar buildings in Vienna, Austria. From 2005, he was the president of Run for Cancer Research Foundation ("Fuss a Rákkutatásért Alapítvány" in Hungarian), which was affiliated to the

Terry Fox Foundation The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. The event was founded in 1981 by Isadore Sharp ...

. The foundation has donated over 150 million HUF for cancer research in Hungary since 1999.A rákkutatásért futnak szombaton a Puskás Ferenc Stadionban.
Hvg.hu. Retrieved on 1 Mar 2016.

References

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