Ghermezian family

The Ghermezian family
Ethnicity Persian Jewish[1]
Current region North America, Asia
Place of origin Iran
Members ~6
Estate(s) Triple Five Group, Braze

The Ghermezian family is a family of Persian Jewish origins who have developed several of the world's largest shopping malls.

Origin and brothers

The patriarch of the family, Jacob Ghermezian, (1902 – January 3, 2000)[2] moved from Iran to Canada with his four sons in 1964.[3] The four sons, Eskandar, Nader, Raphael and Bahman, grew the family rug business into a large real estate and construction company.[3]

Estate

The family's estates include the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.[4][5] In 2011, the family's Triple Five Group acquired the troubled Xanadu Meadowlands project in New Jersey. Triple Five renamed the project American Dream Meadowlands and announced a major expansion and revamping of the under-construction mall, now expected to open in 2019.[6]

Family members

  • Jacob Ghermezian, founder of the Triple Five Group
  • Nader Ghermezian, chairman of the Triple Five Group
  • Don Ghermezian, CEO of the Triple Five Group
  • Mark Ghermezian, founder and Executive Chairman of Appboy[7][8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ The Richest.com Ghermezian Brothers Net Worth
    Jewish Business News, Ghermezian Brothers To Open Americas Biggest Mall In New Jersey In 2014, 1 September 2013
  2. ↑ Calgary, The (2008-06-08). "Biographies: Born 1902-1905". Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
  3. 1 2 The Ghermezians build the West Edmonton Mall - CBC Archives
  4. ↑ Mall Of America Goes To Canadians - Forbes.com
  5. ↑ Mall of America May Double in Size, Add Casino - Business And Money | Business News | Financial News - FOXNews.com
  6. ↑ https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/american-dream-meadowlands-target-march-2019-opening. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Chapman, Lizette (2 October 2014). "Appboy Raises $15 Million to Help Businesses Improve Mobile Marketing". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Rusli, Evelyn (April 4, 2012). "Heirs to Old Money Plunge Into Tech". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/12/07/marketing-tech-startup-appboy-names-new-ceo/#18c8a3d52868
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