Bassam Alghanim
REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/9/17
$1.39 B
Bassam Alghanim inherited a stake in Alghanim Industries, a diversified company founded by his late father Yusuf and chaired by his brother Kutayba. Bassam is not involved in running Alghanim Industries, which has a stake in Gulf Bank of Kuwait; sells GM, Honda and Ford cars in Kuwait, operates a consumer electronics retailer, among other businesses. Bassam and Kutayba have fought over division of the assets they inherited. Bassam filed a suits in the U.K. accusing Kutayba and his son Omar of hacking into his email, and a judge ruled in 2011 that two people were involved in the hacking at Kutayba’s request. An arbitration between the brothers is pending. Bassam lives in Los Angeles.
Source:
1. forbes