Abdulaziz Jassim Kanoo
Abdulaziz Jassim Kanoo (, 1931 – August 31, 2016, Mahooz) is a Bahraini businessman. Early life and education. He belongs to the famed Kanoo family, one of the leading merchant families of the Gulf States. Attending primary and secondary school in Somerset, England, he enrolled in the American University of Beirut and went on to earn a business degree in Scotland. Career. He held the following positions: Personal life. He married his cousin, Sarah Ali Kanoo, and had four children with her: Ali, Saud, Nawf, and Badr. On January 8, 2018, his widow died and was buried in Manama  Cemetery. His brother is Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo, founder of the Beit Al Quran, a world-renowned museum of the Quran. Honors. In 2007, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, awarded him the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance, the nation's highest civilian honor. In 1994, he was called the first businessman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Death. Kanoo died on August 31, 2016, at the age of 85 at his home in Mahooz, Capital Governorate. He was buried in Manama Cemetery.