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After he made his initial offer to buy Manchester United, at a value of $ 4 billion, controversy flared up about the personality of Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, nicknamed the mysterious HBJ, who started buying real estate in the richest neighborhoods of London, and about his true relationship with King Charles, who presented He has £2.6 million in cash via several face-to-face meetings, which he is said to have donated to charity for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Trust (PWCF).
It seems that Al Thani, who held the position of Prime Minister of Qatar between 2007 and 2013, has a close relationship with the British circles. He was trained as a student at Sandhurst, and was famous for his outrageous wealth and “the man who bought London.” He rose later when he was head of the Qatari sovereign wealth fund. (QIA). By spending billions on buying famous real estate within the British capital, from the Shard and Harrods to the Intercontinental London Park Lane, in addition to the Olympic Village in London in 2012 and others, until the billions that were pumped to buy these real estate until 2013 reached twenty billion pounds in the United Kingdom. alone.
HBJ is one of 15 children
And about the life of the son, HBJ, who is most closely related to his father, Sheikh Jassim, out of the 15 children he had with his two wives. Who follows his path, especially since the son, who was born in 1982 and is 41 years old, has been a fan of Manchester United since he was ten years old, as it seems that this passion is born from Jassim the father who pushed him to support the club since 1992, To reap many awards and victories. Where an investment company under the name Nine Two Foundation was established, to complete the purchase process, in relation to the first year in which the club was supported.
Mystery surrounds this company, which some have linked to Institution 92, which is headed by Gary Neville, and includes many of the most famous investors, headed by David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes, along with Phil Neville. Especially after Beckham was called up as Qatar’s ambassador to the 2022 World Cup.
Despite this, Jassim Jr.’s personality remains shrouded in a cloud of mystery. No one knows anything about his personal life, whether he is married or not, and how many children he has. All we know is the great passion and determination to own Manchester United.
It is also likely by many that the Manchester United deal is only a directive from the Qatari government to buy the ancient English club, similar to Paris Saint-Germain, which Qatar intentionally bought to break the European Football Association rule, which protects the integrity of European champions and leagues, which states that “no one may a club participating in UEFA club competitions owning or trading in securities or shares of any other participating club” or “participating in any capacity whatsoever in the management or sporting performance of any other participating club.” Therefore, when this complaint is submitted, the first outlet for it will be the European Clubs Association, which is headed by Nasser Al-Khalifa, President of Paris Saint-Germain, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Sports Investment Company and a member of the Qatar Investment Authority and the Executive Committee of the European Football Association, so the matter will not go beyond being an embarrassment to the Qataris That is if a club tries to file a complaint, such as Bayern Munich, for example, according to sources
