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| caption = Moshiri during an Everton match against [[AS Monaco FC]] in Bagnes, Switzerland
| caption = Moshiri in 2019
| birth_name = Ardavan Farhad Moshiri
| birth_name = Ardavan Farhad Moshiri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|5|18}}
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| birth_place = Iran
| birth_place = [[Pahlavi Iran|Imperial State of Iran]]
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| alma_mater = [[University College London]]
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| occupation = Chairman and shareholder, USM<br>Majority owner of [[Everton F.C.]]
| occupation = Businessman and majority owner of [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nazenin Ansari]]|1988|2015|end=div.}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nazenin Ansari]]|1988|2015|end=div.}}
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'''Farhad Moshiri''' ({{lang-fa|اردوان فرهاد ﻣﺸﻴﺮى}}; born 18 May 1955) is a [[Iranians in the United Kingdom|British-Iranian]] businessman based in [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MHSZ170UQVI901-6JKCUG05DMTCTUF8DTV446I9V1 |title=Business: Washington Post Business Page, Business News |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> He is the chairman and a shareholder of USM, a diversified Russian holding company with significant interests across the metals and mining, telecoms, technology and internet sectors. Moshiri is also the majority owner of [[Premier League]] football club [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].
'''Ardavan Farhad Moshiri''' ({{langx|fa|اردوان فرهاد ﻣﺸﻴﺮى}}; born 18 May 1955) is a British-Iranian businessman based in [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MHSZ170UQVI901-6JKCUG05DMTCTUF8DTV446I9V1 |title=Business: Washington Post Business Page, Business News |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=5 September 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205402/http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MHSZ170UQVI901-6JKCUG05DMTCTUF8DTV446I9V1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the majority owner and board member of English Premier League team [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], and is the former chairman of [[USM Holdings]], a Russian holding company.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
Moshiri worked for various professional services firms including [[Ernst & Young]] (1979–1985), [[PKF International|Pannell Kerr Forster]] (1985–1987) and [[Deloitte|Deloitte & Touche]] (1987–1992), latterly as a senior manager in Deloitte's audit division.<ref>[http://www.metinvest.com/eng/metalloinvest/rykovodstvo/Board_of_directors/Moshiri_F/ Archived copy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131150526/http://www.metinvest.com/eng/metalloinvest/rykovodstvo/Board_of_directors/Moshiri_F/ |date=31 January 2010 }}</ref> Between 1993 and 2006, he served as Executive Director of GNE Group plc and later served as Chief Executive Officer of Europe Steel Limited (formerly Europe Steel plc) from 2000 to 2008. Between 2006 and 2013, he served as the chairman of [[Metalloinvest]], following which he was appointed as chairman of USM Holdings.
Moshiri worked for various professional services firms including [[Ernst & Young]] (1979–1985), [[PKF International|Pannell Kerr Forster]] (1985–1987) and [[Deloitte|Deloitte & Touche]] (1987–1992), latterly as a senior manager in Deloitte's audit division.<ref>[http://www.metinvest.com/eng/metalloinvest/rykovodstvo/Board_of_directors/Moshiri_F/ Archived copy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131150526/http://www.metinvest.com/eng/metalloinvest/rykovodstvo/Board_of_directors/Moshiri_F/ |date=31 January 2010 }}</ref> Between 1993 and 2006, he served as Executive Director of GNE Group plc and later served as Chief Executive Officer of Europe Steel Limited (formerly Europe Steel plc) from 2000 to 2008. Between 2006 and 2013, he served as the chairman of [[Metalloinvest]], following which he was appointed as chairman of USM Holdings. He resigned as Chairman of USM Holdings on 2 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/03/03/everton-owner-farhad-moshiri-severs-business-links-alisher-usmanov/|title=Alisher Usmanov faces UK sanctions as Everton owner Farhad Moshiri severs business links with billionaire|first1=Tom|last1=Morgan|first2=Matt|last2=Law|first3=Mike|last3=McGrath|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=3 March 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/farhad-moshiri-alisher-usmanov-breaking-23283206|title=Farhad Moshiri severs all business links with Alisher Usmanov|first=Chris|last=Beesley|date=3 March 2022|website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>


===Arsenal===
===Arsenal===
Moshiri and longstanding business partner [[Alisher Usmanov]] were co-owners of Red & White Holdings, which bought 14.65% of the shares in [[Arsenal F.C.]] from former club vice-chairman [[David Dein]] in August 2007. On 18 September 2007, Red and White Holdings increased their stake in Arsenal to 21%, and on 28 September 2007 to 23%, a week after Moshiri announced that he wanted at least a 25% holding in the football club. As of June 2012, Red and White Holdings have acquired at least 29.72%. Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman told [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], "They've said previously they are not going to make a bid for the company and they want to be long-term shareholders."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7020611.stm|title=Edelman dismisses Usmanov threat|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=September 30, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026011741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7020611.stm|archive-date=October 26, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>
Moshiri and longstanding business partner [[Alisher Usmanov]] were co-owners of Red & White Holdings, which bought 14.65% of the shares in [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] from former club vice-chairman [[David Dein]] in August 2007. On 18 September 2007, Red and White Holdings increased their stake in Arsenal to 21%, and on 28 September 2007 to 23%, a week after Moshiri announced that he wanted at least a 25% holding in the football club. As of June 2012, Red and White Holdings have acquired at least 29.72%. Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman told [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], "They've said previously they are not going to make a bid for the company and they want to be long-term shareholders."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7020611.stm|title=Edelman dismisses Usmanov threat|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=September 30, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026011741/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7020611.stm|archive-date=October 26, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>


===Everton===
===Everton===
In February 2016 it was announced that Moshiri had sold his stake in Arsenal Football Club to Red & White Holdings partner Usmanov in a bid to raise capital required to launch a takeover at [[Everton F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Everton-poised-for-takeover-by-former-Arsenal-shareholder-Farhad-Moshiri.html |title=Everton poised for takeover by former Arsenal shareholder Farhad Moshiri |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> On 27 February, the club officially confirmed Moshiri's purchase of a 49.9% stake in the club, which was ratified two weeks later by the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web
In February 2016, it was announced that Moshiri had sold his stake in Arsenal to Red & White Holdings to partner Usmanov in a bid to raise capital required to launch a takeover at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/everton/12175747/Everton-poised-for-takeover-by-former-Arsenal-shareholder-Farhad-Moshiri.html |title=Everton poised for takeover by former Arsenal shareholder Farhad Moshiri |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 February 2016 |access-date=27 February 2016 |last1=Law |first1=Matt }}</ref> On 27 February, the club officially confirmed Moshiri's purchase of a 49.9% stake in the club, which was ratified two weeks later by the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jan/25/everton-farhad-moshiri-alisher-usmanov-new-money-ownership
|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jan/25/everton-farhad-moshiri-alisher-usmanov-new-money-ownership
|title = The curious case of Farhad Moshiri, Alisher Usmanov and new money at Everton
|title = The curious case of Farhad Moshiri, Alisher Usmanov and new money at Everton
|author = David Conn
|author = David Conn
|date = January 25, 2017
|date = January 25, 2017
|publisher = The Guardian
|work = The Guardian
|accessdate = April 9, 2022
|accessdate = April 9, 2022
}}</ref> In January 2022, Moshiri increased his shares in the club to 94%.
}}</ref> In January 2022, Moshiri increased his shares in the club to 94%.
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Moshiri lives in Monaco.<ref name="theguardian1"/> His former wife [[Nazenin Ansari]] is a London-based Iranian journalist, managing editor of ''Kayhan London'', a weekly Persian-language newspaper, and series producer at [[Manoto]], an international free-to-air Persian language TV channel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miles |first=Tina |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/who-farhad-moshiris-wife-nazenin-10971357 |title=Who is Farhad Moshiri's wife Nazenin Ansari? |newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=27 February 2016 |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> They have two children.
Moshiri lives in Monaco.<ref name="theguardian1"/> His former wife [[Nazenin Ansari]] is a London-based Iranian journalist, managing editor of ''Kayhan London'', a weekly Persian-language newspaper, and series producer at [[Manoto]], an international free-to-air Persian language TV channel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miles |first=Tina |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/who-farhad-moshiris-wife-nazenin-10971357 |title=Who is Farhad Moshiri's wife Nazenin Ansari? |newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=27 February 2016 |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> They have two children.


According to the [[Sunday Times Rich List]] in 2021, Moshiri has an estimated net worth £1.7bn.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sunday Times Rich List 2021|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/sunday-times-rich-list|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.thetimes.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
According to the [[Sunday Times Rich List|''Sunday Times'' Rich List]] in 2021, Moshiri has an estimated net worth £1.7bn.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sunday Times Rich List 2021|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/sunday-times-rich-list|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.thetimes.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>

Moshiri’s daughter Azadeh is a regular newsreader for BBC World News.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1708164/Everton-football-club-owner-Farhad-Moshiri-BBC-World-News-Azadeh-Moshiri|title=Billionaire's daughter credits charity as helping her get BBC job|first=Robert|last=Fisk|date=12 December 2022|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 29 November 2024

For another person, see Farhad Moshiri (artist).

Farhad Moshiri
Moshiri in 2019
Born
Ardavan Farhad Moshiri

(1955-05-18) 18 May 1955 (age 69)
Imperial State of Iran
Nationality
  • British
  • Iranian
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupation(s)Businessman and majority owner of Everton
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1988; div. 2015)​
Children2

Ardavan Farhad Moshiri (Persian: اردوان فرهاد ﻣﺸﻴﺮى; born 18 May 1955) is a British-Iranian businessman based in Monaco.[1] He is the majority owner and board member of English Premier League team Everton, and is the former chairman of USM Holdings, a Russian holding company.

Early life

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Moshiri was born in the Imperial State of Iran, and his parents left just before the 1979 revolution.[2] His father, Majid, (1926–2020) was an army doctor who trained as a pathologist and later became a senior military judge and his mother's family owned Iran's leading publishing house, Kayhan.[3] He studied economics and statistics at University College London, and subsequently qualified in the UK as a chartered certified accountant.[2]

Career

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Moshiri worked for various professional services firms including Ernst & Young (1979–1985), Pannell Kerr Forster (1985–1987) and Deloitte & Touche (1987–1992), latterly as a senior manager in Deloitte's audit division.[4] Between 1993 and 2006, he served as Executive Director of GNE Group plc and later served as Chief Executive Officer of Europe Steel Limited (formerly Europe Steel plc) from 2000 to 2008. Between 2006 and 2013, he served as the chairman of Metalloinvest, following which he was appointed as chairman of USM Holdings. He resigned as Chairman of USM Holdings on 2 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]

Arsenal

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Moshiri and longstanding business partner Alisher Usmanov were co-owners of Red & White Holdings, which bought 14.65% of the shares in Arsenal from former club vice-chairman David Dein in August 2007. On 18 September 2007, Red and White Holdings increased their stake in Arsenal to 21%, and on 28 September 2007 to 23%, a week after Moshiri announced that he wanted at least a 25% holding in the football club. As of June 2012, Red and White Holdings have acquired at least 29.72%. Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman told BBC Radio 5 Live, "They've said previously they are not going to make a bid for the company and they want to be long-term shareholders."[7]

Everton

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In February 2016, it was announced that Moshiri had sold his stake in Arsenal to Red & White Holdings to partner Usmanov in a bid to raise capital required to launch a takeover at Everton.[8] On 27 February, the club officially confirmed Moshiri's purchase of a 49.9% stake in the club, which was ratified two weeks later by the Premier League.[9] In January 2022, Moshiri increased his shares in the club to 94%.

Personal life

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Moshiri lives in Monaco.[2] His former wife Nazenin Ansari is a London-based Iranian journalist, managing editor of Kayhan London, a weekly Persian-language newspaper, and series producer at Manoto, an international free-to-air Persian language TV channel.[10] They have two children.

According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2021, Moshiri has an estimated net worth £1.7bn.[11]

Moshiri’s daughter Azadeh is a regular newsreader for BBC World News.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Business: Washington Post Business Page, Business News". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Andy Hunter (1 January 1970). "Everton's new majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri likely to increase stake | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Everton takeover – Farhad Moshiri who is he?". Liverpool Echo. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. ^ Archived copy Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Morgan, Tom; Law, Matt; McGrath, Mike (3 March 2022). "Alisher Usmanov faces UK sanctions as Everton owner Farhad Moshiri severs business links with billionaire". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ Beesley, Chris (3 March 2022). "Farhad Moshiri severs all business links with Alisher Usmanov". Liverpool Echo.
  7. ^ "Edelman dismisses Usmanov threat". BBC Sport. 30 September 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ Law, Matt (27 February 2016). "Everton poised for takeover by former Arsenal shareholder Farhad Moshiri". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  9. ^ David Conn (25 January 2017). "The curious case of Farhad Moshiri, Alisher Usmanov and new money at Everton". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ Miles, Tina (27 February 2016). "Who is Farhad Moshiri's wife Nazenin Ansari?". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  11. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2021". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  12. ^ Fisk, Robert (12 December 2022). "Billionaire's daughter credits charity as helping her get BBC job". Express.co.uk.
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