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Sir Nadhmi Auchi Knighted November 2014 Sir Nadhmi Auchi, KCN, KSS, a member of the Charitable and the Inter faith-Religious Council of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George has been knighted in recognition of the longstanding charitable and interfaith-religious work undertaken through his institutional role within the internationally recognised Roman Catholic charitable organisation. […]

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Q: Are you a pessimist or an optimist about the economic future? A: I’m an optimist. Whatever mistakes have recently been made by government and by the banks, companies will go on organising their affairs in order to maximise returns, making whatever adjustments are necessary in response to changes to the world economy. Individuals will […]

2005 to present

2005 Awarded Brazil’s Grao Mestre da Ordem do Merito Anhanguera. Elected an Honorary Member of the US based International College of Surgeons. Awarded an Honorary Fellowship at Lahaye University. 2006 Acquired Anglian Pharmaceuticals in the UK. 2007 Visited Iraq for the first time since fleeing the country in 1980. (NB. Saddam was hanged in December […]

2003 to 2004

2003 Awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I by the Roman Catholic Sacred Military Constantian Order of Saint George. Acquired the UK’s Cresent Pharma. Fined and handed a 15 month suspended sentence by a French court for being an accessory to fraud in the purchase of Ertoil by Elf Aquitaine […]

1995 to 2002

1996 Took up a four year position as a Vice Chairman of the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Awarded the Officer of the Order of the Republic by the President of Tunisia. 1997 Acquired Banque Compagnie Nord (BCN) in Germany. 1999 Celebrated 20 successful years since founding GMH. 2000 Awarded Commander […]

1985 to 1994

1986 Younger brother Naseer, a businessman with no record of political involvement, summarily hanged by the Baathist regime having discovered the extent to which Saddam’s half brother, Barzan Ibrham Al-Tikriti, was creating a personal fortune based on corruption and extortion. Established UK real estate subsidiary, Tucan Investments with more than US$150 million in assets. 1989 […]

1975 to 1984

1979 Incorporation of General Mediterranean Holding (GMH) in Luxembourg to facilitate commercial activities in an increasingly globalised market place. (NB. Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq.) 1980 Fled to London fearing for his own and family’s life following an extortion attempt by an enforcer for Bazan Ibrham Al-Tikriti, Saddam’s half brother and the head of […]

1965 to 1974

1967 Graduated in Economics and Political Science from Mustansiriyah University 1969 Arrested and imprisoned without trial by the new Baathist regime a year after its successful coup. Appointed Director of Planning and Development at the Oil Ministry. 1972 Second daughter is born. Leaves the civil service and goes into business with early ventures including contracting […]