Shaher Abdulhak

Shaher Abdulhak (Arabic: شاهر عبد الحق; 1938 – 2 October 2020) was a Yemeni businessman.

Shaher Abdulhak
Born1938
Taiz, Yemen
Died10 February 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 81–82)
Germany[1]
Resting placeCairo, Egypt
NationalityYemeni
OccupationBusinessman
ChildrenFarouk Abdulhak

Career

In 1963 Abdulhak founded the company "Shaher Trading", an enterprise involved in petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property.[2][3] Abdulhak was known as the "King of Sugar" in Yemen, where he held a great deal of political influence[4] In spite of his prominent position in Yemeni society, Abdulhak was media-shy; he never granted interviews and no photo of him was ever printed in the local press.[4] In December 2009, his picture was shown for the first time in public media when Norwegian newspaper VG printed a private photograph of him.[5]

Shaher Abdulhaq was the father of Farouk Abdulhak, the alleged perpetrator of the rape and murder of the 23-year-old Norwegian female business student Martine Vik Magnussen. (See Murder of Martine Vik Magnussen.)

On 2 October 2020, Abdulhaq died from cancer in Germany. On 6 October, he was buried in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

In December 2010, VG reported that a group of elected representatives in the Norwegian Parliament has written to Shaher Abdulhak's business connections,[6] including Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz-manufacturer Daimler AG, Whirlpool, Philips, Xerox and Clorox, requesting they review their commercial relationships. On 16 December 2010, VG confirmed that Daimler AG had served notice [7] to terminate its distribution contract with United Engineering & Automobile Co. Ltd. On 15 February 2011 a letter to the elected representatives from Abdulhak was published by Norwegian media, allegedly threatening the representatives with legal action.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "من هو شاهر عبدالحق - سبب وفاة رجل الأعمال شاهر عبدالحق". Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-20). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  4. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-21). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  5. "Her er mannen som skjuler Farouk Abdulhak".
  6. Hammerstad, Kathrine; Vikås, Marianne (6 December 2010). "Ber Coca Cola vurdere Abdulhak-press". Verdens Gang.
  7. "Mercedes kutter forbindelsene til Farouks far".
  8. "Farouks pappa krever erstatning fra norske politikere". 2011-02-15.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "About the case | Justice for Martine". justiceformartine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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