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Iraqi businessman and textile merchant (1907–2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan David Saatchi (24 December 1907 – 31 May 2000) was an Iraqi businessman and textile merchant.
Nathan Saatchi | |
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Born | 24 December 1907 |
Died | 31 May 2000 (aged 92) |
Burial place | Golders Green Jewish Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, textile merchant |
Children | 4, including Maurice and Charles |
Saatchi was born on 24 December 1907 into a middle-class Jewish family in Baghdad, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1] The name "Saatchi" (sā'ātchi), which means "watchmaker", originates from Ottoman Turkish (Saat: Originally from Arabic, -çi: Turkish suffix meaning maker in context). He later moved to London.[2]
In Iraq, Saatchi was a textile merchant and imported goods primarily from Manchester. Anticipating the Iraqi government's laws against Jews, he moved to England after World War II, settling in London where he acquired wool and textile factories.[3]
In 1936, he married Daisy Ezair (1920–2000),[4] and they had four sons, including:[2]
Saatchi died on 31 May 2000,[11] and is buried at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery.[12]
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