Nazarian family
Encyclopedia
The Nazarian family is a prominent Iranian Jewish
family living in Los Angeles
, United States
and Tel Aviv
, Israel
. The family is considered to be the richest Jewish Iranian family in the world, worth in excess of $2 billion dollars. They are active in technology, entertainment and philanthropy sectors.
Persian Jews
Persian Jews , are Jews historically associated with Iran, traditionally known as Persia in Western sources.Judaism is one of the oldest religions practiced in Iran. The Book of Esther contains some references to the experiences of Jews in Persia...
family living in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, United States
United States
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and Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The family is considered to be the richest Jewish Iranian family in the world, worth in excess of $2 billion dollars. They are active in technology, entertainment and philanthropy sectors.
Family members
- Izak Parviz Nazarian, founder of Omninet
- Younes Nazarian, co-founder of QualcommQualcommQualcomm is an American global telecommunication corporation that designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access technology and other technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA...
- Soraya Nazarian
- Sam NazarianSam NazarianSam Nazarian is an Iranian-American entrepreneur. Nazarian is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SBE, a Los Angeles based luxury hospitality, real estate development and lifestyle company which includes hotel, restaurant, nightlife, and real estate divisions...
, CEO of SBE Entertainment Group - Angella M. Nazarian, writer
- David Nazarian
- Neil KadishaNeil KadishaNeil Kadisha is a businessman and philanthropist. Kadisha holds a BS in Industrial Management and Economics from the University of Manchester....
- Dora Nazarian