Agha Hasan Abedi
Agha Hasan Abedi (born May 14, 1922 in Lucknow , British India ; † August 5, 1995 in Karachi , Pakistan ) was a Pakistani banker and philanthropist who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in 1972 . The BCCI was now the seventh largest private bank in the world and had to be closed in 1991 because of a financial scandal uncovered by the US and UK authorities. Abedi retired from banking in 1988 after a heart transplant and died of a heart attack in 1995 at the age of 73 .
Abedi was a member of the 1001 Club .
literature
- Greed, theft, lawlessness . In: Der Spiegel , August 12, 1991.
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| SURNAME | Abedi, Agha Hasan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pakistani banker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucknow , British India |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 1995 |
| Place of death | Karachi , Pakistan |