Meet Bill Gates’ new son-in-law Nayel Nassar – the successful equestrian, Olympic athlete and multimillionaire who married Jennifer Gates in a lavish wedding in New York
- Nassar’s family own architecture and interior design firm Diwan Interiors International, which has worked with Mercedes-Benz, JW Marriott and Citigroup Kuwait
- The athlete, who has a net worth of US$100 million, met Jennifer Gates at Stanford and is a three-time winner of the Hits US$1 Million Grand Prix
Bill Gates’ eldest daughter Jennifer Gates walked down the aisle with Nayer Nasser in a lavish US$2 million wedding ceremony on October 16, according to the New York Post. The wedding took place at Bill’s US$16 million property in Westchester County, New York.
He was born in a millionaire family
Nayel Nassar was born in 1991 to Fouad Nassar and Iman Harby, who are the owners of architecture and interior design company Diwan Interiors International. Founded in 1987 in Kuwait, it is one of the leading firms in the sector with hundreds of projects run over more than three decades. Its various customers hail from all over the world, including brands like Citigroup Kuwait, Mercedes-Benz and JW Marriott, among others.
Nassar has an estimated net worth of US$100 million, according to Biography Daily.
He speaks three languages
Nassar is a global citizen with Egyptian roots, but was born in Chicago and grew up in Kuwait due to his parents’ work. Then, in 2009, he moved back to the US to study in California. He can speak three languages including Arabic, French and English.
He is a successful equestrian