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Kambiz Merabi
President and CEO of Merabi and sons Inc. since 1998, and directing member of Merabi and sons, LLC since 2004 PROFILE : Solid background in real estate development & investment ranging from luxury class A residential to commercial ,shopping centers ,and also conversions. Extensive background in real estate management, negotiation, and deal closures in real estate and leasing. Kambiz Merabi worked as a miner executive from early age under his grandfather, and father in the family business. Also he was an active philanthropist in causes which reach out to the immediate community, active in local politics.

Education
Attended Queens College and Touro College majoring in Business – Suffied University Twins falls ,Idaho 1984 BA in History Belford University Humble Texas 1986 MA in Law Rochville University Rockville Maryland 2005 Double major BA Political Science BA Architectural University of Berkley Michigan 2005 Honorary Doctrine in Law Ashwwod University Humble Texas 2006 Doctrine in political science Education at Stern (NYU) Law 6 Months course & Seminars Studies in Religious & spiritual Laws ,Mesivtha Tiferth Jerusalem Yeshiva under direction of Rabbi

Moshe Zuker (Suger) - Awards: NYC businessman of the year 2003 – 2004 as published in NY Times by NRCC.

Goal Objectives
Kambiz Aaron Merabi was born on January, 21st 1959 to a wealthy noble Persian family (Cohen & Merabi), in Tehran, Iran. He is the second child of three, and the second grandchild of twelve from maternal grandparents, and 16 of 22 grandchildren of paternal grandparents. He moved to the US in 1979. He speaks with the faintest trace of his native Persian language accent. He is fluent in Farsi, and English. He also speaks some Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish. His interests include real estate, philanthropy, and philosophy. Hobbies include fatherhood, charities, politics, history, reading, spiritual studies, traveling, music, and chess as well as sports: polo, volleyball, soccer, tennis, swimming, water polo, horseback riding, and ping pong (table tennis). He is also an active philanthropist in causes that reach out to the local community and active in local politics as well.

Family
Kambiz Merabi married Arezoo Yael Javaheri on September 2, 1990, they have three children Adena, Adiela, and Daniela. His parents are Nasser Jacob Merabi and Mah-Monier Ester Cohen Merabi. He has a older brother, Nader Nissan Merabi, and a younger sister Niloufar Sharona Merabi His grandfather Mousa Moshe Cohen was a large influence in his life. Family is the main focal point of Kambiz Merabi’s life. His family has shaped his life in all aspects: business, finances, education, culture, values, and personality. His maternal family history reaches back over 500 years to Spain when his family fled in the wake of the Spanish inquisition (1478) because they were Jewish. His paternal family history reaches back over 2500 years to Queen Ester (Hadassah) in the The Empire of Achaemenid Dynasty (550-333 BCE). The family’s business history began in Persia over two hundred and eighty years ago. In 1730, Yacob Cohen opened a Persian rug business. A century and a half later, Yacob's company had become a Persian business empire. Over the next century, marriage partnerships to the Merabi family offspring brought real estate and oil interests to the company. Wise planning and family unity saved the family business from collapse through the economic hardship of World Wars I and II. In the 1970s, the Cohen family again banded together to keep their business holdings afloat until the political and economic storms battering the Persian oil, real estate and retail industries could pass. But the revolution in Iran in 1979 marked the end of any hope for a safe business haven there. Mousa Cohen decided to transplant the family to the United States where they could conduct business freely without persecution. Sadly, most of the family's assets in Persia had been seized, with the exception of some cash holdings and solid business bonds built over many years. Mousa had to start from scratch but he was confident that he would be able to return the family business to its former glory by applying the principles and ideologies passed down from his forefathers Mr. Merabi talks about his late grandfather in an interview with the Persian editor of an Iranian daily newspaper based in Los Angeles, published not long after his grandfather’s death: "He was truly the greatest inspiration of my life... he was my mentor, I was his protégé. If you talk about a person with style, generousity, loyalty, trustworthinss and true elegance, my grandfather is the one, not me. But I'll tell you, there was no one like him. I am so grateful to God, because among all my cousins and my brother and sister I was the luckiest one to have known him so well, and worked with him so closely for so long, I miss him tremendously.”

The Business man
Kambiz Merabi is an American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He began his career in his family's real estate business at the age of 19. He is a self-confident and extravagant businessman, that has made himself instantly recognizable in the real estate field. He was extremely successful in making profitable deals working with his grandfather and father for over eighteen years. Since 1998 he has been in charge of the company and is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Merabi and Sons Organizations (MAS, Inc. and LLC), a real estate company in the premium real estate market in the United States. His father commented on his son's success by stating, “[He] doubled the family’s assets in less than four years of being solely in charge of the company.” After gaining the necessary business skills in real estate from his grandfather, father, and brother, in the early and mid-eighties Kambiz, together with his elder brother, went on to acquire some of the class “A” mixed use properties in New York City. With Kambiz’ background in real estate development & investment ranging from residential to commercial, shopping centers, and also conversions made Merabi and Sons a well-known company name in New York. He has extensive background in real estate management, negotiation, and deal closures in real estate, and has superb lease negotiation skills. Working in the family business with brokers, architects, and developers at the age of 19 and a vice-president title allowed him to work with the president and the chief executive officer, Mr. Moussa M. Cohen, his grandfather, on most business deals especially real estate negotiations. Assisting the Senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Nasser J. Merabi, his father, with financial planning on new developments and to apply for tax credits for the company. Assisting the vice-president and chief operating officer, Nader N. Merabi, his brother, in the management of buildings domestically. Merabi and sons in has been in business for more than 270 years, all operations in the company are now run through Kambiz.

Merabi and Sons
The Merabi and Sons Group and Merabi and Sons Organization (Merabi & Sons, Inc. and Merabi & Sons, LLC) manage and develop the world's finest real estate developments. MAS was founded more than 270 years ago and moved to New York in 1979. With a great portfolios of commercial, industrial, residential, retail, shopping centers, and hotel properties throughout the United States and abroad, The MAS Group, and MAS Organization are widely regarded as one of the industry's most active development firms. Their skills and experience are enhanced by a passion for quality and a unique entrepreneurial spirit. The MAS properties are more than structures— they are a union of energy, creativity, forward thinking and collaboration.

Other Business Investments
•	Mr. Kambiz Merabi likes to be diverse and invest in other businesses. •	Mohmaner Modeling & Acting Agency Inc. •	Kambiz A. Merabi Is the Founder, Chairman, and the investor.

Other Business Ventures
•	1370 Realty Corp. President and C.E.O. •	14628 Sylvan LLC. Member •	232 E. 53rd St. Realty Corp. President •	1319 3rd Ave. Realty Corp. President •	Mohamaner Inc. President •	Adena Intel Inc. President

The Supermodel
For a brief period (1979-1990) Kambiz Merabi was a well-known Male Supermodel. Known to his family as a teenager to be a black sheep of the conservative Merabi family, his youthful rebellious nature guided him to modelling. Having been discovered by the head of the female talent of one of the world’s 3 most well-known agencies in the world at the time, he was repeatedly asked to try modelling. In an effort to stop the persistence of this person he tried a modelling shoot. He enjoyed it so much that he made a short but successful career of it. It led to him meeting the woman that he eventually married. In order to respect his marriage he retired from the modelling scene. He has been seen in Esquire and Men’s Health magazines and in commercials for large companies such as Pizza Hut, American Express, and Double-Mint Gum.

Millennium Agency
Kambiz A. Merabi is the Founder, Chairman, and heads Strategic business development of the Millennium Agency, Inc. He also serves on its board of directors. He bears responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership of Millennium, and is chairman of its editorial strategy board. Millennium™ Agency, Inc. is the largest modelling and talent site online and it is working on being one of the top 10 agencies in the world. Every day, the Millennium™ Agency, Inc. website and database are used by modeling agencies, casting companies, editors, producers, directors, record companies, and other scouts to discover new and existing talent, in addition to their already thriving physical offices. Millennium™ Agency, Inc. provides models in all the major fashion magazines including Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Flare, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle Girl, Modern Bride, Teen Vogue and for the industry's most prestigious clients including Versace, Armani, Chanel, Gucci, D & G, Escada, Prada, Calvin Klein, Valentino, YSL, Revlon, Clairol, L’Oreal, Pantene, Reebok and many more. At Millennium™ Agency, Inc. provides these agents and scouts with one-stop shopping. Their talent database includes models, of course, but also child models, actors for television, film, and theater, singers, dancers, videographers, photographers, agents, managers, directors, filmmakers, producers, writers, makeup artists, hair stylists, athletes, animal models and actors, etc.

Philanthropist
Kambiz Merabi has made donations, and gave assistance to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, yhe American Heart Association, and local charities such as to Ramaz, a school for Jewish children from preschool to high school in the Upper East Side of Manhattan that helps to raise Jewish children in their culture and faith.

Politics
Kambiz Merabi is an active Republican whose main issues are education, paving the way for future generations, humanity, the environment, and world peace.

Education
Kambiz Merabi’s education has extended from attending to Queens College, and Touro College majoring in Business, with double B.A.'s in Political Science, and Architectural at Rochville University; Master in Law at Belford University; Honorary Doctrine in Law at Berkley University; studies in religious & spiritual laws, Mesivtha Tiferth Jerusalem Yeshiva under the direction of Rabbi Moshe Zuker (Sugar); taking course and seminars at the Stern Law School (NYU) for 6 Months.

Awards
NYC businessman of the year 2003 – 2004 [2]; Honorary Doctrine in Law at Berkley University. Kambiz is a leader of note in both the New York City and national real estate community; is the recipient of several awards and honors, including NYC businessman of the year 2003 – 2004 as published in The New York Times by NRCC ; Honorary Doctrine in Law at Berkley University. He has held leadership positions with a number of organizations, including the Board of the Committee of Millennium Agency, being the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Mohmaner International, Inc. He is a member of the organization of the country’s leading young businessmen and CEO's The 30 years after. He was on the board the Promenade Condominium. He is on the Valley Beth Shalom Temple (VBS) Board of Directors.