# Fawaz Alhokair

_Saudi Billionaire & co-founder of Fawaz A. Alhokair Group_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Fawaz Alhokair (Arabic: فواز الحكير, romanized: Fawāz al-Ḥukayr; born 1965/66) is a Saudi billionaire property developer.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** November 1964 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38186143#P569))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38186143#P106))

## About

In 1989, he founded Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Group with his two brothers, and started with just two menswear stores. The company now has 19 shopping malls in Saudi Arabia, and the local franchise rights to brands including Zara, Banana Republic, Gap, Nine West and Topshop.

Alhokair lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In 2015, Alhokair bought the largest apartment at 432 Park Avenue, New York, a  8,255-square-foot (766.9 m2), six-bedroom, seven-bath penthouse with a library, for $87.7 million. Later, in June 2021, it was reported that the apartment would be listed for $170 million.

## Questions

**When was Fawaz Alhokair born?**  
Fawaz Alhokair was born on November 1964.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Fawaz Alhokair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawaz_Alhokair) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q38186143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38186143) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: 432ParkAvenueJuly2015.JPG by Citizen59 (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:432ParkAvenueJuly2015.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Fawaz Alhokair, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 432ParkAvenueJuly2015.JPG — Citizen59, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Fawaz Alhokair". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/fawaz-alhokair. Retrieved 9 November 2026.