Shaher Abdulhak

Shaher Abdulhak
Shaher Abdulhak
Born	1938; Taiz, Yemen
Died	2 October 2020 (aged 81–82); Germany
Resting place	Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Yemeni
Other names	King of sugar
Occupation	Businessman
Children	Farouk, Wael, Nael, Khalid Abdulhak

Shaher Abdulhak (Arabic: شاهر عبد الحق; 1938 – 2 October 2020) was a Yemeni billionaire businessman.

Career

In 1963 Abdulhak founded the company "Shaher Trading", an enterprise involved in petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property.^[2]^[3] Abdulhak was known as the "King of Sugar" in Yemen, where he held a great deal of political influence^[4] In spite of his prominent position in Yemeni society, Abdulhak was media-shy; he never granted interviews and no photo of him was ever printed in the local press.^[4] On 2 October 2020, Abdulhaq died from cancer in Germany. On 6 October, he was buried in Cairo, Egypt.^[1]

Farouk Abdulhak, the son of Shaher, is a wanted suspect in the rape and murder of Martine Vik Magnussen in London. Farouk escaped to Yemen with the help of his father's private jet and remains at large.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "من هو شاهر عبدالحق - سبب وفاة رجل الأعمال شاهر عبدالحق". Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
^ Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (20 March 2008). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (21 March 2008). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Suspect named in Norwegian student's murder Archived 6 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Aftenposten, 30 July 2008

[life-1] "من هو شاهر عبدالحق - سبب وفاة رجل الأعمال شاهر عبدالحق". Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[STCO-2] "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2008.

[3] Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (20 March 2008). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.^{[dead link‍]}

[Times-4] Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (21 March 2008). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.^{[dead link‍]}

[aftsuspectnamed-5] Suspect named in Norwegian student's murder Archived 6 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Aftenposten, 30 July 2008

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Shaher Abdulhak

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