Portrait of Hussain Sajwani

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Hussain Sajwani

Net worth $15.3B

Real estate · United Arab Emirates

Born
Mar 01, 1953
Age
73
Source
Real estate
Residence
Dubai
Citizenship
United Arab Emirates
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Washington

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Hussain Sajwani is the chairman of Dubai-based luxury real estate developer Damac Properties, which he founded in 2002.
  • He started out in the food services business, catering to the U.S. military and construction giant Bechtel.
  • In 2001, after Dubai allowed foreigners to own property, he shifted to real estate and sold units in a residential building in less than six months.
  • Damac teamed up with Donald Trump in 2013 to develop two Trump-branded golf courses in Dubai developments.
  • Sajwani is known for extravagant marketing, sometimes offering free Lamborghinis to apartment buyers. He has co-branding deals with Versace and Bugatti.
  • After Trump was elected president, he announced that Sajwani had offered him a $2 billion real estate deal in Dubai, but he turned it down.
  • Sajwani attended a Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve party in December 2016 and Trump's inauguration.

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