Trump Organization partnered with Qatar's state-owned developer on a golf resort
The business structure links the president's licensed brand to a foreign sovereign-wealth-fund developer during his term.
Entities and roles
- Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment CompanyQatar state-owned project developer
- The Trump Organizationbrand licensor and manager
- State of Qatarforeign state owning project partner through sovereign fund
- Dar Globalproject developer
- Donald J. Trumpsitting president and beneficiary of the family licensing business
- Eric Trumpson and Trump Organization executive expanding Gulf projects
Relationships in this file
- State of Qatarstate ownership through sovereign wealth fundQatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company
- Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Companyjoint resort-development counterpartyThe Trump Organization
- Dar Globaljoint resort-development counterpartyThe Trump Organization
- Donald J. Trumpson and executive managing his father's foreign licensing businessEric Trump
Claims and evidence
- factreported
AP and the Guardian reported that the Trump Organization announced a Qatar golf resort and villa development with Dar Global and Qatari Diar, a developer established by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund; the Trump business would provide branding and management without contributing construction capital.
- Associated Press: Trump's Middle East visit comes as his family deepens its business, crypto ties in the regionPassages on the Trump sons' regional business management, the Qatar resort, and the announced Dubai tower
- The Guardian: Trump's Middle East trip isn't just about diplomacy. It's about the family businessQatar and Dubai project passages identifying the counterparties, state ownership, announced scale, and stated business structure