Full Name Ayman Asfari Years active 1979–present Occupation Businessman Spouse Sawsan Asfari | Nationality British Role Businessman Residence UK Name Ayman Asfari | |
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Born 8 July 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-07-08 ) Syria Salary $2,603,000 (total compensation, 2013) Children Adeeb Asfari, Kareem Asfari, Hani Asfari, Rayan Asfari Alma mater | ||
Net worth 1.25 billion USD (2015) | ||
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Ayman Asfari (born 8 July 1958) is a Syrian-born British businessman, and the chief executive of Petrofac, a British multinational oilfield services company serving the oil, gas and energy production and processing industries.
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- Lbs middle east conference 2013 part 7 ayman asfari
- Ayman asfari of petrofac ltd discussing
- Early life
- Career
- Political and charitable donations
- References
Ayman asfari of petrofac ltd discussing
Early life
He was born in Syria, the son of a diplomat, but raised outside the country. His first job was in Oman, as a consulting engineer carrying out soil testing.
He is a graduate of Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, and holds an MSc in Civil and Urban Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for his MBA.
Career
Before joining Petrofac, Asfari served as the managing director of a major Oman-based civil and mechanical construction business. He joined Petrofac in 1991 when it had one plant in Tyler, Texas. He bought out the company in 2001, and took it public on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.
In February 2015, Forbes calculated Asfari's net worth at $1.2 billion. Asfari won the UK category of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2011.
Political and charitable donations
The Asfari Foundation was established in 2006 by Ayman and Sawsan Asfari and is based in London. It is funded by the Asfari family and has five trustees. The foundation supports projects that encourage the development of civil society and provide emergency humanitarian relief, and also offers academic scholarships.
In May 2017, Asfari and his wife donated £100,000 to the British Conservative Party election campaign, days before Asfari was scheduled to be interviewed by the Serious Fraud Office relating to its enquiry into Unaoil. In total Ayman and Sawsan Asfari donated £794,000 to the party between 2009 and 2017.