Noordin Ahmad

Noordin bin Ahmad (Jawi: نوردين بن احمد; born 23 October 1957) is a Malaysian origin businessman, and defense, property and oil tycoon. According to him, for 20 years he worked for the Malaysian branch of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo S.p.A.), a global company that specializes in the aerospace, defense and security sectors and is headquartered in Rome. Noordin claims he served the company as an advisor. Some claim that he played a role in Malaysia’s military dealings with Italy in this position.

In April 2016 he signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 50% shares of F.C. Bari 1908 from owner and 95% shareholder of the football club, Gianluca Paparesta. In May he announced the establishment of a football academy with facilities in Italy and Malaysia to train youth players. However, the deal was never completed for some issues of money laundering by his Italian counterpart. Provided by Wikipedia