Who is Shaher Abdulhak?
SHAHER Abdulhak was a successful businessman, who had a lot of power and influence in his home country of Yemen.
Here, we look at what we know about his life and if he had any children.
Who is Shaher Abdulhak?
Shaher Abdulhak was a Yemeni businessman, born in 1938.
He was regarded as one of the richest men in the country and also had influence in the government.
Because of his influence on the market, he was known as the ‘King of Sugar’ in Yemen.
Despite being a powerful man, he was rarely photographed and didn’t have a large media presence.
He was never publicly interviewed.
What was Shaher Abdulhak’s net worth?
Abdulhak had a net worth of £6.8billion.
In 1963, he founded the company Shaher Trading, which was an enterprise that included petroleum, soft drinks, tourism, and property.
Was Shaher married and did he have children?
Abdulhak is thought to have been married to Rowayda Michael Besher, although due to his public shyness this was never publicly confirmed.
Besher is said to have met Abdulhak in the 1980s.
Together, they had one child, named Farouk Abdulhak.
Farouk Abdulhak is a suspect in the 2008 murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in Mayfair.
Magnussen was found dead in the basement of a flat in Great Portland Street, London, on March 16, 2008.
She was partially covered by rubble when she was found and had parts of her clothing missing, including her shoes.
A post-mortem examination found that she had died from strangulation. She had also been raped.
She was last seen alive on CCTV getting into a taxi with Abdulhak after leaving the Maddox nightclub in Mayfair on March 14, 2008.
Abdulhak was also a student at Regent’s Business School London when the incident occurred.
Soon after, he left the country, going to Yemen via Egypt.
He remains on the Metropolitan Police’s most wanted list in connection with her death.
When did Shaher Abdulhak die?
Abdulhak died on October 2, 2020, in Germany.
He had been suffering from cancer, which eventually took his life.
He was buried in Cairo, Egypt on October 6, 2020.