Farshad Khazei (born 6 July 1965) is an Iranian born entrepreneur who is currently living in Hungary. He is renowned for his real estate activities, mainly in Canada and Eastern Europe.
Early life and education
Farshad Khazei was born in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, to Farah Kazemi and Iraj Khazei. He left Iran in 1977 and was later joined by his family. He conducted his studies in Switzerland, England and Canada. In the UK, he attended the
Redrice School and the
Wellingborough School
Wellingborough School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It was established in 1595 and is one of List of the oldest schools in the United Kin ...
. In Canada he graduated with BSc in genetics from
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...
and later he did his masters in Urban Planning and Design at
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
. He obtained his medical degree at
Semmelweis University
Semmelweis University (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Semmelweis Egyetem'', ) is a research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1769. With six faculties and a doctoral school it covers all aspects of medical and health sciences.
...
in Hungary in 1998.
Career
After a short time in the family business, in 1988 he started working fo
Brisbin Brook Beynon Architectsand worked on projects such as
Metro Hall
Metro Hall is a 27-storey Postmodern architecture, Postmodern-style office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Street (Toronto), John Street in the Downtown Toronto, downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It looks out onto Pecaut Squ ...
,
SkyDome
Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to ...
,
Fukuoka Dome
, officially the is a domed baseball field located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Home to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the 40,000 seat stadium was built in 1993 and was originally named Fukuoka Dome. It is Japan's first stadium built with a retra ...
in Japan,
Rogers Arena
Rogers Arena, (formerly General Motors Place), is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the Downtown Vancouver, downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General ...
in Vancouver and several other multifunctional buildings. He founded Habitat in 1999 in Hungary and later on cofounded Telefound. From 2001 until 2015, he was the Chairman and President of Foundation Development Inc. in Hungary. Since 2007, his companies are part of the Abitare Inv. Group.
In late 2002 he signed an agreement with the government of Hungary for 90 years to develop the World Heritage Site Varkert Bazar in Budapest, Hungary. However, the project became entangled in legal battles with the government just prior to the start of the construction. The case was finally settled in his favour by the court of arbitration in 2014.
His business interests are varied, from development and architecture to telecommunication and food production. His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, CBC radio and Diplomacy and Trade to name a few.
Because of his work on a number of heritage buildings, he was appointed to lead the development of th
Dreschler-Palace commonly known as the Ballet Institute in Budapest and similar buildings in Vienna, Austria.
From 2005, he was the president of Run for Cancer Research Foundation ("Fuss a Rákkutatásért Alapítvány" in Hungarian), which was affiliated to the
Terry Fox Foundation
The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research
in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope.
The event was founded in 1981 by Isadore Shar ...
. The foundation has donated over 150 million HUF for cancer research in Hungary since 1999.
A rákkutatásért futnak szombaton a Puskás Ferenc Stadionban.
Hvg.hu. Retrieved on 1 Mar 2016.
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1965 births
Living people