Farhad Moshiri

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Farhad Moshiri (born May 18, 1955 in Iran ) is an Iranian-British billionaire and sports investor. His current residence is in the Principality of Monaco . Farhad Moshiri is in close business contact with the Russian oligarch Alisher Burchanovich Usmanov . They are jointly involved in several companies such as the mining and metallurgy company Metalloinwest or the mobile communications provider MegaFon . According to Forbes magazine, he is worth the equivalent of $ 2.4 billion. Moshiri achieved international fame in February 2016 when he joined the football club Everton FC as an investor .

life and career

Farhad Moshiri was born in Iran. His father was a doctor in the Iranian Army. Just before the Islamic Revolution broke out in 1979 , his family emigrated to Great Britain . In London, the young Moshiri trained as an accountant and studied economics and statistics at University College London .

Moshiri has worked for several well-known companies such as Ernst & Young and Deloitte . From 1998 to 2006 he was managing director at Metalloinwest, later he became head of the supervisory board.

Sports investments

Moshiri and his business partner Usmanov were co-owners of Red & White Holdings, which held 14.65% of the shares in Arsenal FC . In 2016, Moshiri sold his stake in Arsenal FC to join Everton FC with 49.9%. Moshiri had previously been in contact with the then majority owner Bill Kenwright for 18 months . On the takeover, Moshiri said, “There has never been a level playing field in the Premier League. Bill Kenwright taught me what it means to be an Evertonian and I look forward to working with him to help Everton thrive in the future. "

Since it was acquired by Moshiri, Everton FC has spent more than € 500 million on new players. In 2018, Moshiri increased its share to 68.6%, a year later to 77.2%.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Farhad Moshiri. Retrieved May 26, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Everton: Iranian Farhad Moshiri buys 49.9% stake . In: BBC Sport . February 27, 2016 ( bbc.com [accessed May 26, 2020]).
  3. ^ Greg O'Keeffe, Phil Kirkbride: Everton takeover - Farhad Moshiri who is he? February 27, 2016, accessed May 26, 2020 .
  4. ^ Farhad Moshiri | Metalloinvest. January 31, 2010, accessed May 26, 2020 .
  5. ^ Andy Hunter: Everton's new majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri likely to increase stake . In: The Guardian . February 28, 2016, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed May 26, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Everton's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri increases ownership to 68.6% . In: BBC Sport . September 11, 2018 ( bbc.com [accessed June 11, 2020]).
  7. ↑ Farhad Moshiri increases Everton ownership to 77.2 per cent. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Moshiri, Farhad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian-British entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Iran