Salar Azimi (Persian: سالار عظیمی; born 21 September 1982[1]) is an Iranian asylum seeker who fled to the Netherlands when he was 28 years old. There he became a businessman and a millionaire.[2][3][4]
Business edit
When Azimi came to the Netherlands, he first lived with his parents and brother Sasan in a small room in an asylum seekers' center for a few years. He then went to school in Zeelandic Flanders. After graduating he built up a diverse business empire together with Sasan: telephone company Trendy Telecom, computer company Trendy Computers, later also a hotel, a party boat and his own Belgian amateur football club: K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen. Together they became multimillionaires.
Azimi is married with Annika de Ruijsscher. They have two daughters: Princess and Isabelle. They live in the Elderschans castle in Aardenburg.[5][6] He also owns several expensive and exclusive cars.
Azimi featured in several Belgian and Dutch television programs, including Belgian program The Sky is the Limit and Dutch program Waar doen ze het van? and in talk show Jinek.[6]
Arrest edit
On March 9, 2021, Azimi was arrested together with his brother Sasan, they are suspected of money laundering, mortgage fraud and forgery.[7]
References edit
- ^ Agenda voor Buitengewone Algemene Vergadering van Aandeelhouders van Lavide Holding N.V
- ^ "Zonder Salar Azimi was er hier geen voetbal meer geweest". Omroep Zeeland. March 2020.
- ^ "Peperdure Tesla van miljonair Salar Azimi gesmolten". ad.nl.
- ^ Molenaar, Jeroen (May 26, 2019). "Salar Azimi: van asielzoeker naar miljonair met een hotel, een kasteel en een voetbalclub". Quote.
- ^ "Hoe Salar Azimi multimiljonair werd". www.vice.com. October 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Salar verdient 130.000 euro per maand: 'Loterij winnen? Wat kan ik daar nou mee?". ad.nl.
- ^ Bram Endedijk & Jorg Leijten (March 9, 2021). "Zeeuwse miljonairsbroers Salar en Sasan A. opgepakt". NRC.
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