Ghermezian family
| Ethnicity | Persian Jews/Iranian Jews |
|---|---|
| Current region | North America, Asia |
| Place of origin | Persian Empire, Pahlavi, and Qajar dynasties now Iran |
| Members | ~6 |
| Estate | Triple Five Group, Appboy |
| Official website | |
The Ghermezian family is an Iranian Canadian family of Iranian Jewish origins who have developed several of the world's largest shopping malls.
Origin and brothers
The patriarch of the family, Jacob Ghermezian, (1895 – January 3, 2000)[1] moved from Iran to Canada with his four sons in 1964.[2] The four sons, Eskandar, Nader, Raphael and Bahman, grew the family rug business into a large real estate and construction company.[2]
Estate
The family's estates include the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.[3][4] In 2011, the family's Triple Five Group acquired the troubled Xanadu Meadowlands project in New Jersey. Triple Five renamed the project American Dream Meadowlands and announced a major expansion and revamping of the under-construction mall, now expected to open in the summer of 2017.
Family members
- Jacob Ghermezian, founder of the Triple Five Group
- Nader Ghermezian, chairman of the Triple Five Group
- Mark Ghermezian, founder and CEO of Appboy[5][6]
References
- ↑ Calgary, The (2008-06-08). "Biographies: Born 1902-1905". Canada.com.
- 1 2 The Ghermezians build the West Edmonton Mall - CBC Archives
- ↑ Mall Of America Goes To Canadians - Forbes.com
- ↑ Mall of America May Double in Size, Add Casino - Business And Money | Business News | Financial News - FOXNews.com
- ↑ Chapman, Lizette (2 October 2014). "Appboy Raises $15 Million to Help Businesses Improve Mobile Marketing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Rusli, Evelyn (April 4, 2012). "Heirs to Old Money Plunge Into Tech". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.