Laith Gaith Pharaon is a global hospitality entrepreneur and real estate property developer.[1] Earlier in his career, he competed on the offshore and F1 powerboat racing circuit for several years.[2][3][4][5]
Laith Pharaon was born on September 8, 1968, in London, UK to Ghaith Pharaon[6] and Hala Pharaon.
Pharaon is founder and chief executive officer of Orca Holding, an international investment holding company based in Valletta (Malta), with affiliated companies in several countries.[7][8][9] He is a member of the board of directors of National Refinery Limited[10][dead link] and Attock Refinery Limited.[11]
From 1995 to 2006, Laith Pharaon competed internationally in offshore Motonautics races Class 1. He was inducted into the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Hall of Champions in 1996.[12] He won 4 races of the World Championship F1; a Championship of the USA (1996); European and World Titles (1997); Pole Position World Title (1998).