Toufic aboukhater biography of william

Toufic Aboukhater, 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton, SC on August 6,

Mr. Aboukhater was born in Tiberias, Palestine, on December 9, , and later emigrated with his family to Lebanon.

He went on to enjoy a long and successful career as a businessman and private investor. He joined the Shell Company in Qatar in and rose to Area General Manager of Shell Markets (Middle East) Ltd. covering the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman by He also became an advisor to the ruler and government of Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E.,

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Aboukhater expanded his activities to Europe, particularly the UK, France, and Monaco. He once owned the Dorchester Hotel in London, the Garden House Hotel in Cambridge, the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel in Monaco, and the largest ski resort in the south of France, Isola In , he proudly became a citizen of Monaco where he continued to be a philanthropist and prominent figure for much of his adult life prior t