Profile of Sheikh Jassim, Qatari Billionaire Who Successfully Purchased Manchester United

– Manchester United (MU) reportedly has a new owner. This person is Jassim Bin Hamad Al-Thani or known as Sheikh Jassim. Check out Sheikh Jassim’s profile here.

The world of football is busy with news that says MU has a new owner after the previous owner, the Glazer family, agreed to an offer from Sheikh Jassim to fully acquire MU shares. Sheikh Jassim reportedly made a fantastic offer to buy the football club, and at the same time paid debts from the Glazer family while being the owner of Manchester United.

Before this news surfaced, Sheikh Jassim had undergone very tough negotiations with the Glazer family, who were still adamant about retaining their ownership in Manchester United. Even though the fans have urged this family to sell MU to new investors.

Until finally Sheikh Jassim made another offer, which is believed to be his last offer to buy the club, namely an offer with a total of around £ 6 billion or around Rp. 112 trillion. The offer was finally accepted by the Glazer family and Sheikh Jassim is now the new owner of the MU club. This news was just announced officially to the media.

Successfully buying Man United, of course many are curious about the figure of Sheikh Jassim. So that you are no longer curious, below we will discuss the profile of Sheikh Jassim.

Profile of Sheikh Jassim
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani is a billionaire from Qatar, as well as the son of the former crown prince of the former prime minister of Qatar for the 2007-2013 period, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. The billionaire who was born on August 25, 1978 then gave up his crown title in 2003 because he was not interested in becoming prime minister.

This member of the Qatar royal family is also known to have received military education at the British military academy, and graduated with the rank of officer cadet. He has served as a member of the Qatari armed forces.

Sheikh Jasim is also known to have served as chairman of one of the leading banks in Qatar, namely Qatar Islamic Bank. This bank is known as one of the banks with the highest market value in the country. Before serving as chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, the new owner of MU had served as a member of the board of several banks, one of which was Credit Suisse, which is the largest investment bank in the world.

Sheikh Jassim wants to widen his business wings to penetrate into one of the sports that has a very broad market, namely football. Through the Nine Two Foundation, he intends to completely take over MU shares from the hands of the Glazer family, who have owned the club for years.

Another thing that became his reason for buying this club was his love for this team since 1992, so he wanted to invest in various fields to bring back the glory days of Manchester United.

That’s a glimpse of the profile of Sheikh Jassim, the Qatari billionaire who is rumored to be the new owner of Manchester United.