page_title: Adnan Khashoggi
section_title: Family and education
hierarchical_section_title: Adnan Khashoggi / Family and education
caption_attribution_description: English: Adnan Khashoggi private jet, a Douglas DC-8
context_page_description: Adnan Khashoggi was a Saudi businessman known for his lavish business deals and lifestyle. He is estimated to have had a peak net worth of around US$4 billion in the early 1980s.
context_section_description: Khashoggi was born in Mecca, to Mohammad Khashoggi, who was King Abdul Aziz Al Saud's personal doctor. His family is of Turkish origin, although Khashoggi himself also said that he had a Jewish grandfather. Adnan Khashoggi's sister was author Samira Khashoggi who married businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and was the mother of Dodi Fayed. Another sister, Soheir Khashoggi, is a well-known Arab novelist (Mirage, Nadia's Song, Mosaic). He was an uncle of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  Khashoggi was educated at Victoria College in Alexandria, Egypt, and the American universities California State University, Chico, Ohio State University, and Stanford University. Adnan Khashoggi left his studies in order to seek his fortune in business.
caption: Khashoggi's private jet
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