Adnan Kashoggi — Saudi billionaire arms dealer, – Host of the ‘Safari Club’, – client and associate of ‘BCCI’, – Intimate involvement in the ‘Iran-Contra’ scandal, – Uncle of ‘Jamal Kashoggi’, – Uncle to ‘Dodi Fayed’, – Associate of ‘Jefferey Epstein’.

• 1950s–Early 1960s: Studied in Egypt and U.S.; started business as agent for U.S. firms; founded Triad Holding; brokered arms for U.S. companies like Lockheed to Saudi Arabia, earning massive commissions (e.g., $106M from Lockheed).

• 1963: Supplied arms for covert British op in Yemen.

• 1976: Co-founded Safari Club, a covert intelligence pact (Saudi Arabia, France, Egypt, Morocco, Iran) to counter Soviet influence in Africa/Middle East; first meeting hosted at his Mount Kenya Safari Club resort (hence the name).

• 1983: Sold Chinese arms (via Norinco) to Iran during Iran-Iraq War; collaborated with Douglas Leese and Jeffrey Epstein, training Epstein in arms smuggling/money laundering.

• Mid-1980s: Became Epstein’s financial client/associate; Epstein helped recover hidden assets from arms deals, sharing networks in laundering/intelligence; ties overlapped with Epstein’s later associates like Ehud Barak (ex-Israeli PM, met Epstein 30+ times, co-founded firm; Epstein brokered Barak’s deals in UAE, Russia, Africa).

• 1985–1986: Key middleman in Iran-Contra; borrowed ~$30million from BCCI (with Saudi/U.S. backing) for bridge financing of U.S./Israeli arms to Iran; BCCI hid illicit flows, earned profits on deals (e.g., $10M missile shipment); collaborated with Manucher Ghorbanifar.

Never heard of him. Not surprised though.