Who was Michel Mecattaf’s wife? This article covers everything we know about the CEO of Mecattaf company.
Michel Mecattaf was a businessman and the CEO of Mecattaf Company.
He was a Business Management graduate of the American University of Geneva. Aside from business, he also tried politics as he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2018 legislative elections.
Michel Mecattaf Family Link Explored – Wife
Michel Mecattaf was the CEO of Mecattaf Company which has a century’s worth of history poured in from his ancestors.
According to the official website of the organization, Antoine Mecattaf began trading goods, including grains, spices, tea, and dried goods, in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine in 1909.
Then in 1939, his five children, Georges ( 1921-1993), Joseph, Marcel (1924-2018), Pierre (1926-1984), and Robert, joined the business.
After about three and a half decades, the company added two other entities for various purposes – Mecattaf Trading for commercial activities and Mectapharm for pharmaceutical and medical instruments business.
Similarly, Mecataff sal also got added to the group of companies in 1980 to handle foreign exchange business. Reportedly, it is the most prominent exchange company in Lebanon.
Antoine’s grandchildren have also joined the family business in recent years. As for Michel’s relationship with the founder and his children, the exact detail remains unknown. The identities of his parents are a mystery.
Nonetheless, we know that his wife is Nicole Gemayel. She is the daughter of the 8th President of Lebanon, Amine Pierre Gemayel, and Joyce Tyan.
We don’t know much about their marriage, including the date and venue. However, Michel and Nicole share three children, Marianne, Laura, and Karim Mecattaf.
Likewise, Michel’s brothers-in-law are Pierre and Sami Gemayel. Unidentified assailants assassinated Pierre, a Lebanese politician, on 21 November 2006 in Jdeideh, Beirut. Additionally, he grew up with four siblings.
Michel Mecattaf Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Michel Mecattaf is supposedly in millions.
However, the businessman never disclosed his financial documents. He was the owner of the Nidaa el-Watan newspaper.
Nonetheless, the Mecattaf Company is one of the dozen agents with a category A license who can repatriate cash in dollars deposited by local banks abroad.
Speaking about money, Judge Ghada Aoun, the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Mount Lebanon, initiated proceedings against Michel, his organization, and several related people under the allegations of their involvement in money laundering activities through the company Mecattaf in 2019.
Michel Mecattaf Cause of Death – How Did He Die?
According to reports of 18 March 2022, Michel Mecattaf died aged 52.
As for the cause, it was a heart attack. Michel breathed his last in the Saint Georges hospital, Ajaltoun.
Hopefully, Michel’s soul rests in peace, and his family gets enough strength to pass through this saddening time. As for the funeral details, it remains unknown.