Mohed Altrad

Mohed Altrad (Arabic: محمد الطراد‎) is a French-Syrian billionaire businessman, rugby chairman and writer, born c. March 1948.[1][2] He was born to a very young mother[1] and his Bedouin father gave him away to his grandparents at age four following his mother's death.[1] In 2015, Altrad was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year.[3]

Mohed Altrad
Born (1948-03-09) 9 March 1948
Raqqa, Syria
NationalitySyrian/French
Alma materParis Dauphine University
OccupationBusinessman, President of Montpellier Hérault Rugby
Net worth$ 2.7 billion

Youth

Mohed Altrad spent part of his youth in Raqqa, Syria.[2] He passed the baccalaureate at 17, and thanks to his high scores, was awarded a scholarship of 200 francs from the Syrian government to study in France. He obtained a diploma from Paris Dauphine University (MIAGE 1975).[1][4]

Career

Altrad began working for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, from which he left to buy a scaffolding company in France in 1985. This acquisition morphed into the present-day Groupe Altrad, employer of over 39,000 people, and involved in the scaffolding and cement-mixing industries. Altrad remains chairman of his namesake company, as well as the rugby club Montpellier Hérault Rugby.[5] He has also penned three acclaimed novels.[1][6] He is unsure of his day of birth, so he recently "picked a date from a hat" in order to celebrate one.[1]

Bibliography

Novels
  • Badawi (Actes Sud), 2002
  • L’hypothèse de Dieu (Actes Sud), 2006
  • La Promesse d’Annah (Actes Sud), 2012

Essays
  • Stratégie de groupe (Chotard), 1990.
  • Écouter, Harmoniser, Diriger (Presses de la Cité) 1992.
  • Le management d’un groupe international : vers la pensée multiple (Eska) with Carole Richard, 2008.

References
  1. Savchuk, Katia (23 March 2015). "From Bedouin To Billionaire: Meet The Man Changing What It Means To Be French After Charlie Hebdo". Forbes. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Day, Peter (10 June 2015). "Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Mohed Altrad of Altrad Group from France named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015". EY. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. Kerdellant, Christine (14 October 2015). "J'ai gagné ma place en France" (pdf). L'Express (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. "Top 14 - Montpellier: Mohed Altrad devient l'actionnaire principal". Le Parisien (in French). 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. Guiral, Antoine (16 April 2013). "Mohed Altrad. Mille et une vies". Libération (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  1. (rus) Его готовили в пастухи, а он тайком сбегал в школу. История сирийского бедуина, ставшего французским миллиардером
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