Mom’s Beauty, Dad’s Style: What Models Bella and Gigi Hadid’s Extravagant Dad Looks Like

Mohamed Anwar Hadid was born into a Palestinian family in Nazareth (now Israel) in 1948, but left his homeland as a child. The Hadids, parents of eight children, fled the war after living in Syria, Tunisia and Greece before settling in the United States.

Mohamed showed the makings of a businessman early on: his natural charm and connections to the influential and wealthy Arab community helped him quickly grow from a second-hand car dealer to a business boss. construction. Hadid built luxury real estate, owned nightclubs – and did not deprive herself of a variety of pleasures.

The future dad of Gigi and Bella even managed to participate in the 1992 Olympic Games in a completely exotic way as a representative of Jordan in the alpine ski competition! He is still the only Jordanian athlete to have participated in the Winter Olympics.

Of course, such an unusual (and rich) man was successful with the opposite sex. At the time of his marriage to Dutch model Yolanda van der Herik in 1994, he was divorced: from his first marriage to Mary Butler, Mohamed Hadid had two daughters, Alana and Mariel.

Yolanda gave birth in marriage to a Palestinian Gigi, Bella and Anwar – they all became models. Together the couple ceased to live almost immediately after the birth of their youngest child, however, after parting with his wife, Mohamed did not stop being a caring father – and does not neglect this role today today.

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Alas, today Mohamed Anwar Hadid is not at all as wealthy and influential as before – years of living on a large scale and a series of risky transactions have shaken his financial power. According to the foreign press, his fortune today is a “modest” 5 million dollars. However, the father of the most beautiful woman in the world is unlikely to worry that his old age will be poor – all his children stand firmly on their feet.

Mohamed does not openly criticize Yolanda’s teaching methods, some of which have become the talk of the town. But he always does it in his own way: for example, everyone knows how fanatically the mother monitors the nutrition of Gigi and Bella, but the father does not miss the opportunity to open gastronomic joys to his daughters. He perfectly prepares the dishes of Arab cuisine – and treats his daughters.

Hadid Sr. is very particular about his appearance and wears the best clothes, preferring a style that can be described as casual chic. There are a lot of jokes on the web about her hairstyle – it really does look a bit artificial, but it’s still perfect. The businessman does not comment on speculation that he manages to maintain a new look thanks to the achievements of cosmetic surgery, but one look at his smooth face is enough to suggest such a development. Well, some people have their whole lives ahead of them, even at 75.