Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Ankara, was officially appointed as the ambassador with his approval from the Senate. Tom Barrack, who is expected to come to Turkey by coming to Türkiye, is known as one of US President Donald Trump’s largest supporters and business partners. The friendships of the two names dates back to the 1980s, while Trump was one of the most important names in the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections. The duo has made investments in the Middle East countries and has implemented a large number of construction and hotel projects and sold them to Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Barrak saved Trump’s son -in -law from bankruptcy, while he also underwent an investigation for his commercial activities. Tom Barrack is a name that stands out with his commercial activities in the countries he goes to.
Trump’s key name
Donald Turmp’ın government “in the inner circle of key names in the inner circle” Barrack, Trump is one of the most trusted names in the business world. Tom Barrack, a 78 -year -old business person and politician, attracts attention with his career and history. Barrack grew up in the US State of California, USA as a child of a Lebanese family. Barrack’s career, which has a master’s degree in the field of law, rose simultaneously with the policy as well as the financial world. While the first company he stepped into his law career, the first company represented former US President Republican Richard Nixon; Barrack was sent to Riyadh as the company’s legal adviser in Saudi Arabia. Barrack met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from this period.
The project with Trump sank
In 1987, Barrack, which entered into completely infrastructure and construction works, became the first business partner of Donald Trump in 1988. Two names became partners in a luxury construction project and Trump paid $ 410 million to Barrack as the cost of this partnership, but Barrack’s project went bankrupt and money sank. Tom Barrack was also the founder and chairman of the US -based global digital infrastructure and real estate company Colony Capital. However, when the nomination of the embassy was announced, the law was withdrawn from these duties. The company generated over $ 750 million from construction works in the Middle East and Germany.
Qatar connection
Tom Barrack is the former owner of Paris Saint-Germain football club, one of Europe’s football giants. In 2012, Barrack sold the club to Qatar Investment Authority. In 2010, Barrack partner with the Qatar Investment Authority and bought Miramax production company for a price of $ 660 million. In 2016, Barrack sold the production company to the Qatar -based beIN Media Group for four times this time.
Lobbying accusation
According to the US press, Barrack is the name that provides and maintains all Trump’s financial connections in the Middle East. On 20 July 2021 Tom Barrack and his business partner Matthew Grimes have been investigated for özgelmak serving and intermediary for the interests of foreign countries, preventing the functioning of the judiciary and declare false information against the law ”. In May 2022, the scope of the investigation was expanded, and the file was added to the accusations that Barrack made unregistered lobbying on behalf of the UAE government and convinced the Trump government to work in this direction. The charges against Barrack and his partner Grimes were reduced on 4 November 2022.
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