Hushang ansary biography of michael jackson
Hushang Ansary (Persian: هوشنگ انصاری, born ) is an Iranian-American former diplomat, businessman, and philanthropist. He served for eighteen years in the Iranian government prior to the Iranian Revolution including as Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and Iran's Amb*ador to the United States from to He has been chairman or director of companies both in Iran and in the United States.
On July 3, , the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) revoked the insurer license of the insurance companies of the Ennia Group.
On July 4, , at the request of CBCS, the Court in First Instance of Curaçao declared emergency regulations in respect of these insurance companies, as well as Ennia Caribe Holding N.V. and EC Investments B.V. CBCS has been administering these companies since the declaration of emergency regulations.
Hushang ansary biography of michael jackson for kids Recording Industry Association of America. Jackson achieved unparalleled success with the release of his six solo album Thriller , which as of August was still recognized by Guinness World Records as the best-selling album of all time, having sold 67 million copies worldwide and 34 million units in the United States alone. November 7, We have worked as daily newspaper reporters, major national magazine editors, and as editors-in-chief of regional media publications.In late , Ennia has held various of its former directors, former supervisory directors and its shareholder liable for damages suffered by it. By judgment of November 29, , the Court of First Instance of Curaçao ordered Hushang Ansary, shareholder Parman International B.V., and former directors to pay around ANG 1 billion (USD million) to the Ennia Group.
In March , this judgment was appealed, and the amount owed to Ennia was drastically reduced. On September 12, , the Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius issued an interim judgment in the appellate proceedings.
Biography
Born in in Ahvaz, in Iran's Khuzestan Province, Ansary first worked as a newspaper and magazine photographer in Ahvaz, Tehran, and England before moving to *an in There he met Abbas Aram, Iran's amb*ador to *an, who soon brought him to the attention of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The Shah asked Ansary to return to Iran and appointed him to several government positions starting in , including undersecretary of commerce, amb*ador to many African nations and to Pakistan, and minister of information.
In , he married Maryam Panahi, a friend of amb*ador Abbas Aram who had many high-ranking acquaintances in the governments of the United States and Iran.
Biography of nat king cole Born on August 29, , in Gary, Indiana, he showcased his musical prowess early by becoming the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a family group that gained immense popularity in the Motown era. In September , two concerts were held at Madison Square Garden to mark Jackson's 30th year as a solo artist. Archived from the original on March 6, Retrieved January 29,He served as amb*ador to the United States until July Then he was named as the minister of economic affairs and finance. His accomplishments during this time included *isting the Shah in lending millions of dollars in aid and grants to other countries and the signing of an agreement with U.S. State Secretary Henry Kissinger to build eight nuclear power plants in Iran.
By the s, the CIA considered Ansary to be one of the seventeen members of "the Shah's Inner Circle" and he was one of the Shah's top two choices to succeed Amir Abbas Hoveyda as Prime Minister.
Ultimately, this appointment went to Jamshid Amouzegar, and Ansary became the leader of the Constructionist wing of the Rastakhiz party, which opposed Amouzegar's Progressive wing. Some of Ansary's supporters have seen Amouzegar's appointment as a poor decision in hindsight. Even his now ex-wife Maryam Panahi, to whom his marriage "came to a bitter end" according to historian Abbas Milani, said "not appointing Hushang was one of the shah's two biggest mistakes, leading to the revolution." Ansary was appointed minister of economics and finance on 7 August when Jamshid Amouzegar formed a cabinet.
In November , Ansary also became the director of the National Iranian Oil Company, but resigned one year later and moved to the United States, citing health problems.
Business and philanthropy
During his time in the Iranian government, Ansary also maintained a successful career in business. He was the director of an unstable company called Fakhre Iran, which he made profitable and sold to the government.
Ansary arrived in the U.S. a very wealthy man and became a U.S. citizen in After settling in the United States, Ansary started the Parman Group, a holding company for leisure industries, textiles, international trade, and real estate, which included IRI International - a company that makes oilfield equipment. IRI International was sold to National Oilwell Varco in Ansary was the chairman of Stewart & Stevenson LLC until the company was purchased by Kirby Corp in September
In recent years, Ansari and Parman have come under scrutiny of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) with regard to financial misappropriations regarding an insurance company operating in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The CBCS has stated that under shareholder Parman International B.V., in which Ansary is a majority shareholder, ENNIA Caribe Holding and ENNIA Caribe Investments had appropriated billion Antillean guilders (approximately $ million) from ENNIA insurance companies.
Hushang ansary biography of michael jackson The aftermath of Jackson's death was marked by widespread media coverage and public grief. Magick Papers. Louis Post-Dispatch. London, England: Cassell.These insurance companies operate on the islands of Curaçao and Sint Maarten and therefore fall under the supervision of the CBCS. According to the CBCS, the appropriation took place by having the insurance companies invest in shares in another Parman subsidiary, Stewart & Stevenson Inc. When these shares were sold in , although the insurance companies had held 74% of the shares and should have received $ million, they only received $ million and thus lost approximately $ million.
In another transaction, land at Mullet Bay (sint Maarten) was put in the books of the insurance company for million guilders (just under $ million) although according to Cushman & Wakefield, one of the largest appraisers in the world, the value is only 89 million guilders ($49 million). In August , after negotiations between CBCS and ENNIA and major shareholder Husang Ansary collapsed, Ansary gave instructions to withdraw $ million in policyholders money from ENNIA.
After CBCS placed ENNIA under an emergency measure, the $ million was returned to ENNIA. The CBCS notes, however, that $50 million came from a private account of Ansary. On 29 January , a United States Bankruptcy Court declared CBCS is en*led to the accounts since based on the emergency measure, CBCS, and not Parman, is effectively managing ENNIA.
Hushang ansary biography of michael jackson life In Bad , Jackson's concept of the predatory lover is seen on the rock song "Dirty Diana". Archived from the original on January 7, It featured Wesley Snipes ; Jackson's later videos often featured famous cameo roles. Archived from the original on November 8,The accounts had been frozen because Parman and its major shareholder Ansary did not want to confirm that the CBCS is en*led to the accounts. According to the CBCS, the procedures of Parman and Ansary delay the restructuring process of ENNIA, which increases the risk of its policy holders.
Ansary is a devoted Republican, a former friend and business partner of Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, and James Baker, served on the National Finance Committee of the Bush-Cheney Presidential Campaign and is a trustee of the George W.
Bush Presidential Library. In , Ansary and his wife donated $2 million to a Super PAC supporting the presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush. He donated $2 million to Donald Trump's inauguration.
Ansary was involved in the creation of several medical and educational ins*utions, such as the University of St. Martin and the James Baker Ins*ute.
In February , Ansary supported the A Thousand Years of the Persian Book Exhibition at the Library of Congress.
Ansary and his wife Shahla are based in Houston, Texas.{{citation needed|reason=What does based in mean? Does this mean they live there or have offices there? Ansary is the brother of Cyrus A.
Ansary.
Awards and honors
- Ansary is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor () and the Woodrow Wilson Award.
- Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University established the Ansary Center for Stem Cell Therapeutics in in honor of a grant from Ansary and his wife Shahla.
- The American Academy of Diplomacy's Ansary Outreach Program was a two-year series of discussions, lectures, and seminars about U.S.
foreign policy which began in
- The Ansary Gallery of American History at the George Bush Presidential Library was named in his honor in
- James A. Baker III Prize for Excellence in Leadership ()