At one time his net worth was estimates at $14 billion dollars. His portfolio included an Airline, banks, fleet of busses, construction companies, and light/heavy industries.
His meteoric rise to wealth and eventual misfortune started as the driver of the director of Iran’s central Bank. He eventually was tasked to illegally sell oil in the open market for the Islamist fascists -”reformers” and all. There are many Babak Zanjani in Iran.
News:
“Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani, the country's wealthiest person, has been sentenced to death after being convicted on corruption charges.”
This is nothing new, every time one faction of Islamist fascist Mafia losses free access to the national loot, retributions starts by the winning gang.
There is a saying in Persian which is very apt about the Islamist fascists:
If the order comes to arrest the drunkard, whoever is in town will be arrested.
Murdering (executing) Zanjani is a crime, he is a little gofer. Those high officials who delivered millions of barrels of oil to a chauffer to sell for them need to be prosecuted.
Of course this is also a warning to all those who think there is any honor among the Islamist fascists, getting into bed with them has severe consequences.
Sanction works, U.S. Senate, get to it.
Ps. the news item has a factual error in calling Zanjani “country’s wealthiest person”. According to credible Western sources, Khamenei, the Islamist fascist Führer with a new worth of $95 billion is the wealthiest person in Iran.
I have only one word to say: Khavari.
These people are mad. How can they kill him?! He is their own boy!
Oh Boy how mighty have fallen. who did he not grease?
Betcha a miillion dollars that he is right there with Bin ladin and martha stewart and ...one of them mafia leaderz, in an especially prepared cell, where they keep these innocent and misguided, inexperienced people. (can;t say they are criminals).
Tycoon??
Tight Koon?:))
bemal bemalist joonam, never mind the khavari, this blog is for u my habibi!
this is how haj rafsanjani pays back his loyal servants! and dont believe that just because you are only on $7 per hour , they'll treat you any better !
so avoid visiting Iran. No matter what trita parsi joon tells you!!
:))
A Tycoon is "a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry." Zanjani is only wealthy. Clearly he has no power.
A Pirate is "a person who attacks and robs ships at sea." So Zanjani must be a Pirate.
Mr. Bahmani they are all pirate and looters otherwise how do you explain 50+ plus percent of population living below poverty line considering how much money they made when the price of oil was 80 to 120 dollars per barrel not too long a go.