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Babak Zanjani

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Babak Zanjani (Persian: بابک زنجانی, born 12 March 1974) is an Iranian billionaire and business magnate. He was the managing director of the UAE-based Sorinet Group, one of Iran's largest business conglomerates. In late 2013, he was arrested and accused of withholding $2.7 billion of government money owned by the Ministry of Petroleum, while facilitating Iran's oil revenue, which was hindered by the sanctions against Iran. Zanjani was convicted of corruption and sentenced to death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Babak Zanjani is the 782nd most popular businessperson (up from 785th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Iran (up from 501st in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Babak Zanjani ranks 782 out of 847. Before him are Biz Stone, Adam Neumann, Pallonji Mistry, Zeev Suraski, Eric Yuan, and Ahmed Wali Karzai. After him are Carol Bartz, Glenn Beck, Gary Vaynerchuk, Rick Snyder, Scooter Braun, and Travis Kalanick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Babak Zanjani ranks 592. Before him are Selma Björnsdóttir, Vyacheslav Voronin, Mattias Asper, José Clayton, Roberto Locatelli, and Khatuna Narimanidze. After him are Mark Tremonti, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Patrice Désilets, Aravind Adiga, Vassiliy Jirov, and Nona Gaye.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Babak Zanjani ranks 486 out of 631. Before him are Roya Hakakian (1966), Shermine Shahrivar (1982), Mohsen Namjoo (1976), Ehsan Hajsafi (1990), Taraneh Javanbakht (1974), and Alireza Firouzja (2003). After him are Helly Luv (1988), Karim Ansarifard (1990), Atousa Pourkashiyan (1988), Masoud Shojaei (1984), Andranik Teymourian (1983), and Abdolmalek Rigi (1979).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Iran

Among businesspeople born in Iran, Babak Zanjani ranks 1. 

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