Maurice Zilkha
Maurice Zilkha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maurice Khedouri Zilkha 1918 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 1964 (aged 45–46) New York City, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Occupation | banker |
| Spouse(s) | Helene Paraskeviadias Zilkha |
| Children | Doris and Philippe |
| Parent(s) | Khedouri Zilkha |
| Relatives | Selim Zilkha (brother) Ezra Zilkha (brother) Abdullah Zilkha (brother) |
Maurice K. Zilkha (1918-1964) was an Iraqi banker.
Early life[]
Maurice Zilkha was born in Baghdad, Iraq, the son of Khedouri Zilkha and Louise (Bashi) Zilkha.
Career[]
He was managing director of Banque Zilkha in Egypt until the family's Egyptian assets were confiscated in 1956 by Gamel Abdel Nasser's government.[1]
In 1956, Zilkha left from Egypt and became an Italian citizen. He died in 1964 at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City after a short illness.[1]
Personal life[]
He was survived by his wife Helene Paraskeviadias Zilkha, their daughter Doris of Paris, France and Mont-sur-Rolle, Switzerland; their son, Philippe; as well as his three brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Simon and Mrs. Hanina Shasha (wife of Alfred Aboud Shasha), both of New York.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "MAURICE ZILKHA, FINANCIER DEAD". New York Times. 28 May 1964. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 1964 deaths
- Iraqi bankers
- Iraqi Jews
- People from Baghdad
- Zilkha family
- Iraqi expatriates in Egypt
- Immigrants to Italy