Shaher Abdulhak

Shaher Abdulhak (Arabic: شاهر عبد الحق‎; born c. 1938[2]) was a Yemeni businessman.

Shaher Abdulhak
Bornc. 1938
Died2020[1]
NationalityYemeni
OccupationBusinessman
ChildrenFarouk Abdulhak

Career

In 1963 Abdulhak founded the company "Shaher Trading", an enterprise involved in petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property.[3][4] Abdulhak was known as the "King of Sugar" in Yemen, where he held a great deal of political influence[5] In spite of his prominent position in Yemeni society, Abdulhak was media-shy; he never granted interviews and no photo of him was ever printed in the local press.[5] In December 2009, his picture was shown for the first time in public media when Norwegian newspaper VG printed a private photograph of him.[6]

Shaher Abdulhaq was the father of Farouk Abdulhak, the alleged perpetrator of the rape and murder of the 23-year-old Norwegian female business student Martine Vik Magnussen. (See Murder of Martine Vik Magnussen.)

In December 2010, VG reported that a group of elected representatives in the Norwegian Parliament has written to Shaher Abdulhak's business connections,[7] including Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz-manufacturer Daimler AG, Whirlpool, Philips, Xerox and Clorox, requesting they review their commercial relationships. On 16 December 2010, VG confirmed that Daimler AG had served notice [8] to terminate its distribution contract with United Engineering & Automobile Co. Ltd. On 15 February 2011 a letter to the elected representatives from Abdulhak was published by Norwegian media, allegedly threatening the representatives with legal action.[9][10][11]

References
  1. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/39jl6X/medier-i-jemen-melder-at-faren-til-martine-mistenkte-farouk-abdulhak-er-doed
  2. Nina Berglund (2008-03-19). "Family of man sought in student's death hires a lawyer". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  4. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-20). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  5. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (2008-03-21). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  6. "Her er mannen som skjuler Farouk Abdulhak".
  7. Hammerstad, Kathrine; Vikås, Marianne (6 December 2010). "Ber Coca Cola vurdere Abdulhak-press". Verdens Gang.
  8. "Mercedes kutter forbindelsene til Farouks far".
  9. "Farouks pappa krever erstatning fra norske politikere". 2011-02-15.
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "About the case | Justice for Martine". justiceformartine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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