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Izak Parviz Nazarian
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “iranian-american business mogul and philanthropist”. Today it says “iranian-born american billionaire”.
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Izak Parviz Nazarian ( Persian : اسحاق پرویز نظریان Is'ḥaq Parvêz Nazariyân ; February 24, 1929 – August 23, 2017) was an Iranian-born American billionaire, businessman, investor, real-estate developer, and philanthropist. He was the managing partner of Omninet Capital, an investment vehicle and the first major investor in Qualcomm .
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Then
iranian-american business mogul and philanthropist
Now
iranian-born american billionaire
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