Trump’s Gulf Dealmaker Helps Family Cash In on Property Boom

  • Dar Global CEO has helped bring Trump’s brand to the Gulf
  • Ziad El Chaar has years of experience in Mideast real estate
Illustration of Trump Golf Villas in Oman.Source: Dar Global Plc
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To get a sense of the Trump Organization’s business ambitions in the Middle East, look no further than Ziad El Chaar.

The low-key chief executive officer of Dar Global Plc has been the Trump family’s go-to-guy in the region for over a decade. In recent months, he orchestrated deals with the US president-elect’s eponymous firm to build villas in Oman and new towers in Saudi Arabia and Dubai.