Nessim Gaon

Nessim Gaon
Born
Nessim David Gaon

(1922-02-22)22 February 1922
Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, British Empire
Died10 May 2022 (aged 100)
Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Financier, commodities trader
SpouseRenée Tamman (1927-2014)
Children3

Nessim David Gaon (Arabic: نسيم جاعون, [citation needed]; 22 February 1922 – 10 May 2022)[1] was a Sudan-born Swiss financier who founded a trading conglomerate known as Noga SA. Outside the business world, he was very prominent in Jewish affairs, acting as president of the World Sephardi Federation since 1971. He was also a vice president of the World Jewish Congress and chairman of the board of governors of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.[2]

  1. ^ ניסים גאון, מחשובי המנהיגים היהודיים, הלך אמש לעולמו בג׳נבה (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Schneiderman, Harry; Carmin, Itzhak J., eds. (1987). Who's who in World Jewry. Who's Who in World Jewry. p. 167.