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==Business== |
==Business== |
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In 1971, he co-founded the [[Chagoury Group]] with his younger brother [[Ronald Chagoury]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VIgRAQAAMAAJ&q=Gilbert+Ramez+Chagoury+Nigerian+Business|title=Africa South of the Sahara|page=103|publisher=Taylor & Francis, The University of Michigan|year=2007|isbn=9781857434217|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/how-the-private-sector-is-slowly-but-surely-rebuilding-nigeria/18860/|title=How the private sector is slowly but surely rebuilding Nigeria|publisher= Martz publishing|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref> an industrial conglomerate with interests in construction, real estate and property development, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance, hotels, furniture manufacturing, telecommunications, IT, catering and international financing.<ref> |
In 1971, he co-founded the [[Chagoury Group]] with his younger brother [[Ronald Chagoury]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VIgRAQAAMAAJ&q=Gilbert+Ramez+Chagoury+Nigerian+Business|title=Africa South of the Sahara|page=103|publisher=Taylor & Francis, The University of Michigan|year=2007|isbn=9781857434217|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/how-the-private-sector-is-slowly-but-surely-rebuilding-nigeria/18860/|title=How the private sector is slowly but surely rebuilding Nigeria|publisher= Martz publishing|accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref> an industrial conglomerate with interests in construction, real estate and property development, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance, hotels, furniture manufacturing, telecommunications, IT, catering and international financing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chagourygroup.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fchagourygroup.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1|title=Log In ‹ Chagoury-Group — WordPress|website=chagourygroup.com}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2015}} Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury founded C & C Construction in the late 1970s, which was the forerunner of Hitech and ITB (these now form the Construction Division of the [[Chagoury group]] of Companies).<ref>[http://www.chagouryconstruction.com/intro.html Chagoury Construction intro]</ref> |
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Through their ownership of the Chagoury Group, Gilbert Chagoury and his family have an estimated wealth of $4.2 billion.<ref name=Africasrich /> |
Through their ownership of the Chagoury Group, Gilbert Chagoury and his family have an estimated wealth of $4.2 billion.<ref name=Africasrich /> |
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==Diplomacy and politics== |
==Diplomacy and politics== |
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He served as an Ambassador and Adviser to governments in Africa and the Americas. He has also served as Ambassador to the [[Holy See|Vatican]] for [[St. Lucia]], economic adviser to President [[Mathieu Kérékou]] of Benin, and ambassador to [[UNESCO]].<ref> |
He served as an Ambassador and Adviser to governments in Africa and the Americas. He has also served as Ambassador to the [[Holy See|Vatican]] for [[St. Lucia]], economic adviser to President [[Mathieu Kérékou]] of Benin, and ambassador to [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2005/december/documents/hf_ben_xvi_spe_20051201_ambassador-santa-lucia.html|title=To the Ambassador of Saint Lucia to the Holy See (December 1, 2005) | BENEDICT XVI|website=www.vatican.va}}</ref> |
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Chagoury was a close associate of Nigerian dictator, General [[Sani Abacha]], who helped his business interests in the country. After Abacha died in 1998, Chagoury returned an estimated $300 million to the Nigerian government to secure his indemnity from possible criminal charges.<ref name=wsjclinton /> |
Chagoury was a close associate of Nigerian dictator, General [[Sani Abacha]], who helped his business interests in the country. After Abacha died in 1998, Chagoury returned an estimated $300 million to the Nigerian government to secure his indemnity from possible criminal charges.<ref name=wsjclinton /> |
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==Philanthropy== |
==Philanthropy== |
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[[File:List of donors at the Beverly Hills 911 Memorial Gardens, Beverly Hills, California.JPG|thumb|List of donors at the [[Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]]] |
[[File:List of donors at the Beverly Hills 911 Memorial Gardens, Beverly Hills, California.JPG|thumb|List of donors at the [[Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]]]] |
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He is a key benefactor for [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], and his private contributions have improved health care and public infrastructure of [[Miziara]], Northern Lebanon, home to both his and his wife's family.<ref> |
He is a key benefactor for [[St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], and his private contributions have improved health care and public infrastructure of [[Miziara]], Northern Lebanon, home to both his and his wife's family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stjude.org/error/404.html|title=Page not found|website=www.stjude.org}}</ref> He serves on the board of the [[Lebanese American University]] where he provided a donation of $10 million to fund the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and $3.5 million for the construction of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_chagoury_gives_lau_grant_to_help_fund_nursing_school |title=Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing |access-date=2010-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629053625/http://campaign.lau.edu.lb/news/archive/gilbert_chagoury_gives_lau_grant_to_help_fund_nursing_school/ |archive-date=2010-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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The [[Louvre]]'s Gilbert et Rose Marie Chagoury Gallery is named for them, housing a permanent exhibit including French works donated by the Chagourys.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/pdf/src_document_53589_v2_m56577569831198860.pdf |title=The Louvre |access-date=2010-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615185027/http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/pdf/src_document_53589_v2_m56577569831198860.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has donated in excess of $340,000 for the renovations of the Church of Our Lady of Lebanon in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref> |
The [[Louvre]]'s Gilbert et Rose Marie Chagoury Gallery is named for them, housing a permanent exhibit including French works donated by the Chagourys.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/pdf/src_document_53589_v2_m56577569831198860.pdf |title=The Louvre |access-date=2010-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615185027/http://www.louvre.fr/media/repository/ressources/sources/pdf/src_document_53589_v2_m56577569831198860.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has donated in excess of $340,000 for the renovations of the Church of Our Lady of Lebanon in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://notredameduliban.org/|title=Notre-Dame-du-Liban à Paris|date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> He has also donated US$10,000 to the [[Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php |title=Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden |access-date=2013-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215233/http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 00:02, 15 August 2023
Gilbert R. Chagoury | |
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| Born | January 8, 1946 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Education | College des Frères Chretiens |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman Diplomat Philanthropist |
| Spouse | Rose-Marie Chamchoum |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Ronald Chagoury (brother) |
Gilbert Ramez Chagoury (born 1946) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman,[1] diplomat and philanthropist, who lives in Paris, France.
Early life
Gilbert Chagoury is a Lebanese Nigerian who was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Lagos, Nigeria.[2] He studied at the Collège des Frères Chrétiens in Lebanon before returning to Nigeria.
Business
In 1971, he co-founded the Chagoury Group with his younger brother Ronald Chagoury,[3][4] an industrial conglomerate with interests in construction, real estate and property development, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance, hotels, furniture manufacturing, telecommunications, IT, catering and international financing.[5][failed verification] Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury founded C & C Construction in the late 1970s, which was the forerunner of Hitech and ITB (these now form the Construction Division of the Chagoury group of Companies).[6]
Through their ownership of the Chagoury Group, Gilbert Chagoury and his family have an estimated wealth of $4.2 billion.[1]
Diplomacy and politics
He served as an Ambassador and Adviser to governments in Africa and the Americas. He has also served as Ambassador to the Vatican for St. Lucia, economic adviser to President Mathieu Kérékou of Benin, and ambassador to UNESCO.[7]
Chagoury was a close associate of Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha, who helped his business interests in the country. After Abacha died in 1998, Chagoury returned an estimated $300 million to the Nigerian government to secure his indemnity from possible criminal charges.[2]
Chagoury is a major donor to the Clinton Foundation.[2][8]
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security apologized to Chagoury after detaining him at Teterboro Airport for over four hours because of inclusion on a no-fly list.[9]
In 2018, the Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and two of his associates agreed to resolve a federal investigation that they conspired to violate federal election laws by scheming to make illegal campaign contributions to U.S. presidential and congressional candidates, including Nebraska representative Jeff Fortenberry.[10] Fortenberry was eventually convicted of lying to federal officials about these contributions and announced his resignation effective March 31, 2022.[11]
Philanthropy
He is a key benefactor for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and his private contributions have improved health care and public infrastructure of Miziara, Northern Lebanon, home to both his and his wife's family.[12] He serves on the board of the Lebanese American University where he provided a donation of $10 million to fund the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and $3.5 million for the construction of the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing.[13]
The Louvre's Gilbert et Rose Marie Chagoury Gallery is named for them, housing a permanent exhibit including French works donated by the Chagourys.[14] He has donated in excess of $340,000 for the renovations of the Church of Our Lady of Lebanon in Paris, France.[15] He has also donated US$10,000 to the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden in Beverly Hills, California.[16]
Personal life
He has been married since 1969 to Rose Marie Chamchoum. They have four children.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "The Richest People In Africa 2013". Ventures Africa. October 9, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c Ermshwiller, John R. (December 20, 2008). "Bill Clinton's Complicated World: Donor to Former President's Foundation Had Business Ties to Nigerian Dictator". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara. Taylor & Francis, The University of Michigan. 2007. p. 103. ISBN 9781857434217. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "How the private sector is slowly but surely rebuilding Nigeria". Martz publishing. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Log In ‹ Chagoury-Group — WordPress". chagourygroup.com.
- ^ Chagoury Construction intro
- ^ "To the Ambassador of Saint Lucia to the Holy See (December 1, 2005) | BENEDICT XVI". www.vatican.va.
- ^ "Newly released Clinton emails shed light on relationship between State Dept. And Clinton Foundation | CNN Politics". CNN. 10 August 2016.
- ^ "US Apologizes to Billionaire Added to Terror No-fly List". ABC News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Lebanese-Nigerian Billionaire and Two Associates Resolve Federal Probe into Alleged Violations of Campaign Finance Laws". 31 March 2021.
- ^ Solender, Andrew. "Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigns after conviction". Axios. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Page not found". www.stjude.org.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "The Louvre" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Notre-Dame-du-Liban à Paris". October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
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- Living people
- 1946 births
- Businesspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian billionaires
- Nigerian philanthropists
- Nigerian people of Lebanese descent
- 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople
- 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople
- Nigerian construction businesspeople
- Nigerian hoteliers
- Nigerian real estate businesspeople
- Lebanese philanthropists
- 20th-century philanthropists
- 21st-century philanthropists