Shaher Abdulhak

Shaher Abdulhak (Arabic: شاهر عبد الحق; 1938 – 2 October 2020) was a Yemeni businessman.

Shaher Abdulhak
Born1938
Taiz, Yemen
Died10 February 2020(2020-02-10) (aged 81–82)
Germany[1]
Resting placeCairo, Egypt
NationalityYemeni
OccupationBusinessman
ChildrenFarouk Abdulhak

Career

In 1963 Abdulhak founded the company "Shaher Trading", an enterprise involved in petroleum, soft drinks, tourism and property.[2][3] Abdulhak was known as the "King of Sugar" in Yemen, where he held a great deal of political influence[4] In spite of his prominent position in Yemeni society, Abdulhak was media-shy; he never granted interviews and no photo of him was ever printed in the local press.[4] In December 2009, his picture was shown for the first time in public media when Norwegian newspaper VG printed a private photograph of him.[5]

Shaher Abdulhaq was the father of Farouk Abdulhak, the alleged perpetrator of the rape and murder of the 23-year-old Norwegian female business student Martine Vik Magnussen. (See Murder of Martine Vik Magnussen.)

On 2 October 2020, Abdulhaq died from cancer in Germany. On 6 October, he was buried in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

In December 2010, VG reported that a group of elected representatives in the Norwegian Parliament has written to Shaher Abdulhak's business connections,[6] including Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz-manufacturer Daimler AG, Whirlpool, Philips, Xerox and Clorox, requesting they review their commercial relationships. On 16 December 2010, VG confirmed that Daimler AG had served notice [7] to terminate its distribution contract with United Engineering & Automobile Co. Ltd. On 15 February 2011 a letter to the elected representatives from Abdulhak was published by Norwegian media, allegedly threatening the representatives with legal action.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "من هو شاهر عبدالحق - سبب وفاة رجل الأعمال شاهر عبدالحق". Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Shaher Trading Company Limited (STCO)". STCO. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  3. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (20 March 2008). "Martine Vik Magnussen murder: I'll disown my son if he is killer, says Shaher Abdulhak". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  4. Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge (21 March 2008). "Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'". The Times. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  5. "Her er mannen som skjuler Farouk Abdulhak".
  6. Hammerstad, Kathrine; Vikås, Marianne (6 December 2010). "Ber Coca Cola vurdere Abdulhak-press". Verdens Gang.
  7. "Mercedes kutter forbindelsene til Farouks far".
  8. "Farouks pappa krever erstatning fra norske politikere". 15 February 2011.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "About the case | Justice for Martine". justiceformartine.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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