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Kadoorie family

The Kadoorie family ( Hebrew: כדורי‎‎, Arabic: خضوري‎‎) are a wealthy family, originally Mizrahi Jews from Baghdad. From the mid-18th century they were established in Mumbai, India (in what was then known as Bombay), becoming one of the wealthiest families in Asia, and later to Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.

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It includes a number of notable individuals:

Family members

  • Sir Ellis Kadoorie (1865–1922), philanthropist and businessman
  • Sir Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), philanthropist and businessman
  • Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, CBE (1899–1993) in Hong Kong) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist.
  • Sir Michael Kadoorie (b. 1941), a business executive, one of the world's foremost tycoons and philanthropists
  • Sir Horace Kadoorie (1902–1995), industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist

    • Rosa Kadoorie was married to American adventurer Hilaire du Berrier.

    Enterprises

    Enterprises founded by the family:

  • CLP Group
  • The Peninsula Hotels

    • References

    Kadoorie family Wikipedia
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