Founder-chairman of Azizi Groups of UAE-AFG & Azizi Bank
Years active
Since 2000 -
Known for
Founder of Azizi Bank
Children
7, including Farhad Azizi and Fawad Azizi
Family
Azizi Family
Mirwais Azizi (born 1962) is a Dubai-based Afghan businessman.[1][2][3] He is the chairman of Azizi Group of companies, which he founded in 1989 with a presence in realty, banking, investment, and hospitality.[4] He is also the chairman of Azizi Bank,[5][6] which he established in 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan, with $7.5 million in equity capital and has since reached up to $80 million.[7]
He was featured in the list of "Arabian Business 100 Inspiring leaders in the Middle East" in March 2018.[8][9]
He is regarded by many Afghans as Afghanistan's richest man, who handled as much as 70% of the petroleum products sold
in Afghanistan, reportedly by Asia Sentinel.[10]
^"Afghan businessman announces plan to invest $10 billion over next 5 years". Ariana News. January 13, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^"Afghan Businessman to Invest $10 Billion in Country". TOLOnews. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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^Halligan, Neil (October 26, 2017). "Build and they will come: Azizi CEO Farhad Azizi". Arabian Business.
^Barnard, Lucy (March 30, 2015). "Azizi presses ahead with thousands of apartments in Dubai". The National (Abu Dhabi).
^Schreck, Adam (September 7, 2010). "2nd Afghan bank with Dubai ties defends links". Deseret News.
^Gregson, Jonathan (May 1, 2018). "World's Best Bank Awards 2018: Asia-Pacific". Global Finance.
^"100 Inspiring Leaders in the Middle East". Arabian Business. 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^"100 Inspiring Leaders In The Middle EastMirwais : Azizi". Arabian Business. March 2018.
^"The Afghani Way of Banking". Asia Sentinel. January 2, 2008.
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