Tarek bin Laden
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Tarek bin Mohammed bin 'Awad bin Laden, (b. 1947) is a half-brother of Osama bin Laden
, and a noted member of the Saudi-Arabia business community.
He was once called "the personification of the dichotomy (conservativism and change) of Saudi Arabia." He once started a textile business with Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist
, intending to make use of some of the large state-owned textile mills in Egypt, and then sell the clothing in the West. "It didn't work out. The factories in Egypt produced for the Soviet Union and they were poorly designed," Bergqvist recalls.
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
, and a noted member of the Saudi-Arabia business community.
He was once called "the personification of the dichotomy (conservativism and change) of Saudi Arabia." He once started a textile business with Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist
Kjell Bergqvist
Kjell Bergqvist , born 23 February 1953 in Enskede, Stockholm County; Swedish actor.Bergqvist finished Dramatens elevskola in 1973 and made his debut in En enkel melodi and Jack. He has since cooperated for many years with scriptwriter and director Ulf Malmros...
, intending to make use of some of the large state-owned textile mills in Egypt, and then sell the clothing in the West. "It didn't work out. The factories in Egypt produced for the Soviet Union and they were poorly designed," Bergqvist recalls.
Current affiliations
- Tarik Bin Ladin Trading & Contracting Est, Jeddah.
- Tarik Trading Company, Jeddah.
- Tarik Bin Ladin Tiles & Ceramic Showroom, Jeddah.
- Tarik Bin Ladin Hospital & Clinic, Jeddah.