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Hassan Nemazee (became a US citizen in 1996)

TIME Magazine Fast Facts:

• Born January 27, 1950 to Iranian parents in Washington, D.C.

• Graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts from Harvard University in 1972.

• Started a life insurance venture in Iran as part of a partnership with AIG after college, but plans were derailed by the fall of the Shah in 1979.

• Became a real-estate developer with a series of projects in Houston in the early 1980s. Founded an investment firm, Nemazee Capital, in 1987.

• Because a U.S. citizen in 1996.

• Nominated in 1999 by President Clinton to become the U.S. ambassador to Argentina. Withdrew from consideration before a confirmation vote.

• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2004.

• Served as National Finance Chair for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign.

• Reportedly raised $100,000 for Clinton’s 2008 campaign, and went on to raise $500,000 for Barack Obama after Clinton bowed out of the race in June.

• Accused of defrauding Citibank of $74 million after allegedly forging loan documents dating back to Dec. 2006.