Salar Azimi ( fa, سالار عظیمی; born 21 September 1982) is an Iranian asylum seeker who fled to the Netherlands when he was 28 years old. There he became a businessman and a millionaire.

Business

When Azimi came to the Netherlands, he first lived with his parents and brother Sasan in a small room in an asylum seekers' center for a few years. He then went to school in

Zeelandic Flanders Zeelandic Flanders ( ; zea, Zeêuws-Vlaonderen; vls, Zêeuws-Vloandern)''Vlaanderen'' in isolation: . is the southernmost region of the province of Zeeland in the south-western Netherlands. It lies south of the Western Scheldt that separates ...

. After graduating he built up a diverse business empire together with Sasan: telephone company Trendy Telecom, computer company Trendy Computers, later also a hotel, a party boat and his own Belgian amateur football club:

K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen Koninklijke Patro Eisden Maasmechelen is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Maasmechelen in Limburg. The original club name was ''V.V. Patro Eisden'' until 1992 when they changed to ''K. Patro Eisden''. In 1998, it changed to ...

. Together they became multimillionaires. Azimi is married with Annika de Ruijsscher. They have two daughters: Princess and Isabelle. They live in the Elderschans castle in

Aardenburg Aardenburg is a small city close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Its medieval name was Rodenburgh (Red Castle). In the Sint-Baafskerk, (Saint Bavo's ...

. He also owns several expensive and exclusive cars. Azimi featured in several Belgian and Dutch television programs, including Belgian program ' and Dutch program '' Waar doen ze het van?'' and in talk show '.

Arrest

On March 9, 2021, Azimi was arrested together with his brother Sasan, they are suspected of

money laundering Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdiction ...

mortgage fraud Mortgage fraud refers to an intentional misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission of information relied upon by an underwriter or lender to fund, purchase, or insure a loan secured by real property. Criminal offenses may be prosecuted in eith ...

and

forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone (other than themself). Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be forbi ...

References

Iranian businesspeople Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Iranian refugees Living people Iranian emigrants to the Netherlands 1982 births {{Iran-business-bio-stub