Zaya Younan

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Zaya S. Younan

Assyrian Entrepreneur & Real Estate Mogul
Born 1964
Tehran, Iran
Occupation Chairman & CEO, Younan Properties, Inc.
Religious beliefs Christian
Spouse married
Children 5
Website
Younan Properties, Inc.

Early life Zaya S. Younan is an Assyrian entrepreneur and real estate mogul. He was born in 1964 in Tehran, Iran. At the age of 13, Younan and his family migrated from Iran to the United States as a result of the Islamic revolution in Iran. Younan lives in Southern California, is married and has five children. He studied mechanical engineering at University of Illinois where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. Younan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian Institute's Frontiers in Flight Museum in Dallas and a member of the Executive Committee of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

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For over two decades Younan worked in senior executive positions with Fortune 500 companies, including General Motors, Johnson Controls and TRW before he became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Younan Properties, Inc., a company founded in 2001 and based in Woodland Hills, California with offices in Dallas, Houston, Chicago and Phoenix.

The company makes principal investments on behalf of private, corporate and institutional investors and is involved in all aspects of operation and asset management. It also specializes in acquiring Class A office properties in high-growth markets throughout the United States. With more than $2 billion in holdings and $4 billion in transactions, the company is rapidly growing as a major real estate investment firm in the U.S.

Younan recently announced the funding of the establishment of a Dallas-based war museum to be housed in the re-named Patriot Tower with exhibits that pay tribute to American troops who have served and sacrificed, from the American Revolution to the 2003 Iraq War.

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