Trump Organization partnered with Qatar's state-owned developer on a golf resort
Reporting and findings
- reported
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
Summary and current status
The business structure links the president's licensed brand to a foreign sovereign-wealth-fund developer during his term.
Trump International Golf Club & Villas project announced
People and organizations
- 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