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'''Abdulaziz Jassim Kanoo''' (, 1931 – August 31, 2016, [[Mahooz]]) is a [[Bahrain|Bahraini]] businessman.<ref></ref>
==Early life and education==
He belongs to the famed [[Kanoo]] family, one of the leading merchant families of the [[Gulf States]]. Attending primary and secondary school in [[Somerset]], [[England]], he enrolled in the [[American University of Beirut]] and went on to earn a business degree in [[Scotland]].
==Career==
He held the following positions:
* [[Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo]] Company, Vice-Chairman and Deputy CEO
* Al Jazeera Tourism Company, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Corporation for Industry and Commerce, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Loading Company, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Arabian Lube Additives Company Limited, Chairman of the Board
* Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort, Chairman of the Board
* [[Investcorp]], Vice-Chairman of the Board
* [[Taaleem]] Educational Services, Vice-Chairman of the Board
* [[Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority]], Director for the [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]
* [[United Arab Shipping Company]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO)]], Member of the Board of Directors
* Gulf Union Insurance & Reinsurance Company, Member of the Board of Directors
* Bahrain Public Transport Company, Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Dammam Central Hospital]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority]], Member of the Board of Directors
* Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine, Member of the Board of Directors
* Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association, Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Public Bank Berhad]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Human Rights Commission (Saudi Arabia)]], Eastern Province, Member of the Board of Directors
==Personal life==
He married his cousin, Sarah Ali Kanoo, and had four children with her: Ali, Saud, Nawf, and Badr. On January 8, 2018, his widow died and was buried in Manama Cemetery.<ref></ref>
His brother is [[Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo]], founder of the [[Beit Al Quran]], a world-renowned museum of the [[Quran]].
==Honors==
In 2007, [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], the [[King of Bahrain]], awarded him the [[King Hamad Order of the Renaissance]], the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 1994, he was called the first businessman in the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref></ref>
==Death==
Kanoo died on August 31, 2016, at the age of 85 at his home in Mahooz, [[Capital Governorate, Bahrain|Capital Governorate]]. He was buried in Manama Cemetery.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Bahraini businesspeople]]
[[Category:People from Manama]]
==Early life and education==
He belongs to the famed [[Kanoo]] family, one of the leading merchant families of the [[Gulf States]]. Attending primary and secondary school in [[Somerset]], [[England]], he enrolled in the [[American University of Beirut]] and went on to earn a business degree in [[Scotland]].
==Career==
He held the following positions:
* [[Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo]] Company, Vice-Chairman and Deputy CEO
* Al Jazeera Tourism Company, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Corporation for Industry and Commerce, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Loading Company, Chairman of the Board
* Saudi Arabian Lube Additives Company Limited, Chairman of the Board
* Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort, Chairman of the Board
* [[Investcorp]], Vice-Chairman of the Board
* [[Taaleem]] Educational Services, Vice-Chairman of the Board
* [[Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority]], Director for the [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]]
* [[United Arab Shipping Company]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO)]], Member of the Board of Directors
* Gulf Union Insurance & Reinsurance Company, Member of the Board of Directors
* Bahrain Public Transport Company, Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Dammam Central Hospital]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority]], Member of the Board of Directors
* Saudi Society of Family and Community Medicine, Member of the Board of Directors
* Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association, Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Public Bank Berhad]], Member of the Board of Directors
* [[Human Rights Commission (Saudi Arabia)]], Eastern Province, Member of the Board of Directors
==Personal life==
He married his cousin, Sarah Ali Kanoo, and had four children with her: Ali, Saud, Nawf, and Badr. On January 8, 2018, his widow died and was buried in Manama Cemetery.<ref></ref>
His brother is [[Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo]], founder of the [[Beit Al Quran]], a world-renowned museum of the [[Quran]].
==Honors==
In 2007, [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], the [[King of Bahrain]], awarded him the [[King Hamad Order of the Renaissance]], the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 1994, he was called the first businessman in the Kingdom of [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref></ref>
==Death==
Kanoo died on August 31, 2016, at the age of 85 at his home in Mahooz, [[Capital Governorate, Bahrain|Capital Governorate]]. He was buried in Manama Cemetery.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Bahraini businesspeople]]
[[Category:People from Manama]]
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