• Outgoing New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech in parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP
    Outgoing New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech in parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman sits near Israeli border policemen in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    A Palestinian woman sits near Israeli border policemen in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • School girls get ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
    School girls get ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
  • Two critically endangered female Sumatran tiger cubs Alif and Raya are pictured as they emerge from their den for the very first time, at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, Britain. Reuters
    Two critically endangered female Sumatran tiger cubs Alif and Raya are pictured as they emerge from their den for the very first time, at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, Britain. Reuters
  • Cyclists in action during the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Vuelta Cycling Tour in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
    Cyclists in action during the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Vuelta Cycling Tour in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
  • Catholic faithful participate in the 'La Resena' procession during Holy Week, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
    Catholic faithful participate in the 'La Resena' procession during Holy Week, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
  • Band members practise prior to the procession at the Veracruz church in Aguilar de la Frontera, southern Spain. AP
    Band members practise prior to the procession at the Veracruz church in Aguilar de la Frontera, southern Spain. AP
  • Officers of the Senegalese Armed Forces get themselves ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
    Officers of the Senegalese Armed Forces get themselves ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
  • An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during Qingming festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day when family members visit their ancestral graves to clean up and burn offerings in Beijing. AP
    An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during Qingming festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day when family members visit their ancestral graves to clean up and burn offerings in Beijing. AP
  • Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at the Tawang monastery in Tawang town in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AFP
    Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at the Tawang monastery in Tawang town in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AFP
  • Villagers look at a dead sperm whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) stranded at Yeh Malet beach in Klungkung, Indonesia. AFP
    Villagers look at a dead sperm whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) stranded at Yeh Malet beach in Klungkung, Indonesia. AFP
  • People talk before former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. AP
    People talk before former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. AP
  • A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP
    A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP

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Education: Medical doctor

Hobbies: Travelling, meeting new people and cultures 

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Prize money US$11,128,219 (Dh40,873,133.82)

Wins / losses 293 / 149

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Profile Idealz

Company: Idealz

Founded: January 2018

Based: Dubai

Sector: E-commerce

Size: (employees): 22

Investors: Co-founders and Venture Partners (9 per cent)

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Dubai College A 50-12 Dubai College B

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

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