Hubert Fattal
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| Born | 22 October 1970 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 6 March 2022 (aged 51) Mansourieh, Lebanon |
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Hubert Fattal (22 October 1970–6 March 2022) was a Lebanese businessman, designer and perfumer. He was the chairman of a company which had been established by his grandfather in 1897. He was murdered at his home in Mansourieh in March 2022.
Biography
[edit]Fattal was born in Beirut on 22 October 1970.[1] His family members were businesspeople originally from Aleppo, Syria.[1][2][3] His grandfather, the Damascene born Khalil Fares Fattal, founded the Khalil Fattal et Fils company in Damascus in 1897.[4][5][6] His father, Bernard Fattal, was the chairman of the Khalil Fattal et Fils company and died in a road accident in Cairo, Egypt, in September 2009.[1][7] His mother was Marie Christine Asfar.[7] He had two younger brothers, Bertrand and Jean.[7][8] The latter died in a traffic accident in 2018.[9]
Hubert Fattal graduated from Parsons School of Design in Paris receiving a degree in fine arts.[1] He obtained his MA degree in fine arts from Goldsmiths, University of London.[1] He also founded a perfume company, Fragrances Hubert Fattal.[4] Following the death of his father Fattal became the chairman of the Fattal distribution group based in Beirut.[10][11]
He was the honorary of consul of Sweden in Zahlé between October 1993 and June 2001 and the honorary consul general of Sweden in Lebanon from July 2001.[1]
On 6 March 2022 Fattal was killed at his home in Mansourieh.[10][11] Two days later two perpetrators of Syrian nationality were arrested.[10][11]
Work
[edit]Fattal was the designer of the award of the Beirut Municipality.[12] He participated in an exhibition by the National Heritage Foundation in Lebanon in 2002.[13] He had several perfume brands for both body and home, including Fig Tree Bay.[14] He also designed and produced scented candles.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Who's Who in Lebanon (19th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 129. doi:10.1515/9783110945904.476. ISBN 978-3-598-07734-0.
- ^ Diana Darke (2018). The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-093503-0.
- ^ Hicham Safieddine (2015). Economic Sovereignty and the Fetters of Finance: The Making of Lebanon's Central Bank (PhD thesis). University of Toronto. p. 133.
- ^ a b Sally Shakkour (7 March 2022). "Lebanese Businessman Stabbed to Death Inside His Villa". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Fattal Group". familybusinesshistories.org. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Fattal. The Story of Fattal". www.fattal.com.lb. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Bernard Fattal dies in Egypt car crash". The Daily Star. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Joachim Schwass; Anne-Catrin Glemser (2016). Wise Family Business: Family Identity Steering Brand Success. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-137-58600-1.
- ^ "Deux suspects syriens arrêtés dans le cadre de l'enquête portant sur l'assassinat d'Hubert Fattal". Libnanews (in French). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Internal Security Forces arrested two suspects in the murder of the Fattal distribution group CEO Hubert Fattal". Akhbar Al Yawn. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Karine Keuchkerian (7 March 2022). "Lebanese Businessman Hubert Fattal Was Found Stabbed To Death In His Home". 961. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Guillaume Gomez Awarded". Taste and Flavors. 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Show House – La Fête, 2002". National Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b Fifi Abou Dib (9 March 2022). "Tribute. In the Wake of Hubert". Fashion Trust Arabia. Retrieved 29 October 2022.