Monzer al-Kassar

Monzer al-Kassar, also known as the Prince of Marbella, is an international arms dealer. He has been connected to numerous crimes, including the Achille Lauro hijacking and the Iran-Contra scandal. In 1985 he was the subject of a profile in the French magazine Paris Match, which wrote, “in a few years, this Syrian merchant became one of the most powerful businessmen in the world.”