Wednesday 9 January 2013

Italian ambassador made an offer the chairman could refuse - The National

Khalaf Al Habtoor, the chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, is a man of strong principles. This much shines through his recently published autobiography, a copy of which - signed by the author in my presence - I was pleased to receive after meeting him recently.

"This book was written from the heart," reads the inscription, and on dipping into it you can see what he means.

He relates an amusing story from the 1980s, when the Metropolitan hotel complex on Sheik Zayed Road was the height of ostentatious luxury in Dubai. One of the main attractions at the Met was the popular Italian restaurant Don Corleone, which pulled in the diners from miles around.
Italian ambassador made an offer the chairman could refuse - The National

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