Doha Forum Hosts Javad Zarif, Donald Trump Jr. and Omeed Malik
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif engages in heated arguments with Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi (Kuwaiti Secretary-General of Gulf Cooperation Council) and Nathalie Tocci (Director of Europe's Institute of International Affairs) about mistreatment of Iran by European and Arab countries abetting The United States, despite their own sovereign interests. In return, Mr. Al Budaiwi and Ms. Tocci pointed out to Iran's extra territorial ideological ambitions and support of Russia against Ukraine. The session was moderated by Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
The Doha Forum hosted business leaders, policy makers and media influencers, such as Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump Jr. and his business partner in venture capital firm "1789 Capital," Iranian-American banker Omeed Malik.
Born to an Iranian mother and a Pakistani father, Malik worked as a corporate lawyer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the prime brokerage business. He left Bank of America in January 2018 to launch an advisory firm for hedge funds and alternative investment managers. Later reports indicated that Malik was forced out after investigations into allegations of inappropriate conduct, including unwanted advances toward women he worked with, which Malik disputed and filed a $100 million arbitration claim against Bank of America on the basis of defamation, retaliation, breach of contract, and discrimination against his Muslim background. In July 2018, Bank of America settled the case and paid Malik an eight-figure sum.
Malik was an early supporter of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign leading up to the 2024 U.S. elections, and later a supporter of Donald Trump presidential campaign. After Trump's conviction in New York, Malik said: "This verdict will have less than zero impact on my support". Following Trump's victory in the presidential election, Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. announced that he would be joining Malik's 1789 Capital as opposed to a role in his father's administration.
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