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Adnan Khashoggi

1935 - 2017

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Adnan Khashoggi (Arabic: عدنان خاشقجي, romanized: ‘Adnān Khāshuqjī; 25 July 1935 – 6 June 2017) was a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his business dealings, extensive geopolitical influence, and opulent lifestyle, which earned him the moniker "The Great Gatsby of the Middle East." During his peak in the early 1980s, Khashoggi's net worth was estimated at around $4 billion, amassed through his pivotal role as an intermediary between Western defense companies and the Saudi government. Khashoggi was the founder of Triad International Holding Company, which held diverse investments worldwide, including in luxury hotels, oil refineries, and real estate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adnan Khashoggi has received more than 4,277,353 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Adnan Khashoggi is the 79th most popular businessperson (up from 82nd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 93rd in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Businessperson.

Adnan Khashoggi is most famous for being a Saudi Arabian billionaire arms dealer.

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  • 27

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  • 5.51

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  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Adnan Khashoggi ranks 79 out of 847. Before him are Stan Kroenke, Stanley Rous, Jack Ma, Robert McNamara, Kris Jenner, and Louis Vuitton. After him are Mercédès Jellinek, Mark Zuckerberg, Akio Morita, Benjamin Guggenheim, Brian Epstein, and Estée Lauder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Adnan Khashoggi ranks 37. Before him are Gherman Titov, Mylène Demongeot, Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Seiji Ozawa, and Miroslav Blažević. After him are Ryke Geerd Hamer, Danilo Kiš, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Jerry Lee Lewis, Giya Kancheli, and Jim Peebles. Among people deceased in 2017, Adnan Khashoggi ranks 40. Before him are Derek Walcott, Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, Emmanuelle Riva, Lotfi A. Zadeh, and Jean Rochefort. After him are Liu Xiaobo, Malcolm Young, Powers Boothe, George A. Romero, Ryke Geerd Hamer, and Harry Dean Stanton.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Adnan Khashoggi ranks 104 out of 354. Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Al-Wathiq (812), and Abdullah ibn Salam (550). After him are Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), and Fatimah bint Asad (555).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Saudi Arabia

Among businesspeople born in Saudi Arabia, Adnan Khashoggi ranks 1. After him are Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Mansour Ojjeh (1952), and Ameera al-Taweel (1983).

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