Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (7 May 1944 – 21 February 2014) was a Pakistani gold bullion trader who founded ARY Gold in the United Arab Emirates and later ARY Media Group.
Early life He was born in 1944 in Surat, British India to a Memon family, which migrated to Karachi after the partition of India.
Business career Yakoob moved to the United Arab Emirates in the 1960s and started a gold business with an outlet in Dubai. He founded ARY Group in 1972 and launched a private television channel, ARY Digital, in 2000.
He was associated with the ARY Gold bribery case in which he paid a bribe to then Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto to get exclusive rights to import and trade gold in Pakistan. In January 1994, Schlegelmilch established a British Virgin Island-based named Capricorn Trading, with Zardari as its owner. He was the head of the World Memon Organization (WMO).
Philanthropy He was a philanthropist and founded Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Welfare Trust International and Ehsaas Trust International.
Death He died on 21 February 2014 in London, United Kingdom.
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