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Noordin bin Ahmad ( Jawi: نوردين بن احمد; born 23 October 1957) is a

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

origin businessman, and defense, property and oil tycoon. According to him, for 20 years he worked for the Malaysian branch of Finmeccanica (now known as

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), a global company that specializes in the aerospace, defense and security sectors and is headquartered in Rome. Noordin claims he served the company as an advisor. Some claim that he played a role in Malaysia’s military dealings with Italy in this position. In April 2016 he signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 50% shares of

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from owner and 95% shareholder of the football club,

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. In May he announced the establishment of a football academy with facilities in Italy and Malaysia to train youth players. However, the deal was never completed for some issues of money laundering by his Italian counterpart.

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Living people Malaysian businesspeople 1957 births People from Penang {{Malaysia-business-bio-stub