Fouad al-Zayat

Fouad al-Zayat (1941 – 26 March 2018) was a Syrian billionaire businessman, investor and gambler.[1][2] He founded various companies including Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd. (now run by his son and son-in-law).

al-Zayat requested the assistance of the U.S. Supreme Court in securing a payment of approximately $8 billion on German bonds that Adolf Hitler ordered into default prior to the Second World War.[3]

According to Reuters, during the Greece corruption trails al-Zayat was "tried in absentia and sentenced to life for bribery and 17 years for money laundering".[4]

  1. ^ Kennedy, Dominic (25 December 2023). "'Fat Man' wins legal battle over £2m gambling debt". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Billionaire gambler 'Fat Man' wins £2m Aspinall's case". The Telegraph. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ Westbrook, Jesse (16 February 2011). "Al-Zayat Takes $8 Billion German Bond Claim to U.S. High Court". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ Reuters Editorial (11 February 2015). "Cypriot ex-minister and son jailed in Greece over arms kickbacks: court". Reuters. Retrieved 17 March 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)