A Wharton School graduate, the 65-year-old is now the star of investigations into his business empire after his name cropped up in the leaked Panama Papers, published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in 2016.
Ongoing investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against Betamek Bhd managing director Mirzan Mahathir has nothing to do with the company.