Gamal aziz mgm biography for kids

Egyptian-American businessman

Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Abdelaziz, (Arabic: جمال عزيز) (born or ) is an Egyptian-American businessman. Aziz is the former president of Wynn Macau Limited and chief operating officer of Wynn Resorts Development.

He was also the former president and COO of MGM Resorts International.^[2][1][3]

Aziz was one of the individuals accused in the college admissions Varsity Blues case.^[4][5][6][7] In May , the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling clearing Aziz of all charges.^[8]

Career

Aziz was born in Egypt, grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[9][1][10] He earned a bachelor's degree in business at the University of Cairo.^[9]

He held senior executive positions at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Plaza Hotel in New York City, the Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C., and the St.

Francis in San Francisco.^[2][11]

Aziz helped Steve Wynn open the Bellagio, the most expensive US hotel ever built, as that hotel's senior vice president, a post he held from to ^[11] He oversaw the food and beverage division.^[9][12]

Aziz was next president and chief operating officer of the 5,room, 10,employee resort MGM Grand, the largest hotel by rooms in the US, joining it in ^{[13][2][11][9][14][15][16]} He was then president and chief operating officer of MGM Resorts International, and then MGM Hospitality in September ^[2][11][17] In that position he helped finalize 27 hotel projects in leisure markets around the world.^[2][5]

In January Aziz was appointed president and chief operating officer of Wynn Resorts Development LLC, overseeing expansion opportunities.^[5][2][18] He next became president of Wynn Macau, Ltd., reporting directly to Wynn.^[11] In December Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), a hotel and hospitality school, appointed him to its international advisory board.^[19] He resigned in September as president and as a board member of Wynn Macau.^[20]

Aziz has been CEO of Legacy Hospitality Group since January , according to his LinkedIn page.^[5][12][21]

In March , Aziz and others were named in a criminal complaint filed by the U.S.

Justice Department, and charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud,^{[9][12][13][22]} as part of the college admissions Varsity Blues case.^[4][5][6][7]

In May , the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling clearing Aziz of all charges.^[23] A three-panel judge issued the reversal after finding that a lower court had made missteps during Aziz’s trial.^[24][25][26] The Los Angeles Times reported that the decision was a result of the charges against Aziz being “based on misapplications of the law, unsupported by the evidence presented at trial, or tainted by the introduction of evidence about other Singer clients whom Abdelaziz… had nothing to do with.”^[23] Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch commented that the way the evidence was presented created “an unacceptable risk that the jury convicted Abdelaziz and Wilson based on others’ conduct rather than their own.”^[27] As a result of the ruling, Aziz would also become the only accused parent in the college admissions scandal to avoid punishment.^[28]

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