Akram Ojjeh date of birth:

1923

How old was Akram Ojjeh when died?

68

Where was Akram Ojjeh born?

Syria

When did Akram Ojjeh die?

1991

Akram Ojjeh body shape:

Average

What is Akram Ojjeh's ethnicity?

Middle Eastern

What is Akram Ojjeh nationality?

Saudi Arabian

What is Akram Ojjeh's occupation?

Businessman

Akram Ojjeh claim to fame:

Techniques d'Avant Garde

Short Biography

Akram Ojjeh (1923–1991) was a Syria-born Saudi businessman. Ojjeh founded Techniques d'Avant Garde, an investment company focused on advanced technologies. Ojjeh was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales. Ojjeh brokered the sale of tanks, aircraft, Thomson electronic equipment to Saudi Arabia and large French purchases of oil. The Economist said "Mr Ojjeh [became], in effect, the representative of the Saudi defence ministry in the French-speaking world."