Suleman Dawood (2004–2023) was a British-Pakistani business university student. He was the son of British-Pakistani multi-millionaire businessman Prince Dawood. Suleiman made headlines in the 2023 Titan submersible incident, a tourist expedition in which the Titan submersible carrying five passengers, including Suleiman and his father Shahzada, disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean while on its way to view the wreck of the Titanic. 18 June 2023. All five passengers were confirmed dead after a debris field was found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean on 22 June 2023.
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Suleiman Dawood was born in 2004 (age 19 at time of death), and was from Surbiton, South West London, England. He had just completed his first year in a business course at the Strathclyde Business School, affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, when he died in the 2023 Titan submersible incident. He completed his schooling from ACS International School, Cobham in Surrey, England.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
Suleman Dawood’s father belonged to a Muslim Bantwa Memon family from Karachi, Pakistan. His mother was from Rosenheim, Germany.
parents and siblings
Suleiman Dawood’s father, Prince Dawood, was a British-Pakistani multi-millionaire businessman, investor and philanthropist. He also died along with Suleman in the 2023 Titan submersible accident. His mother, Christine Daoud, is an entrepreneur, organizational psychologist and executive coach. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Dawood Foundation. Suleman’s sister’s name is Alina Dawood.
Prince Dawood and his wife Christine Dawood
Prince Dawood with his son Suleman Dawood
wife and children
He is unmarried.
other relatives
His great-grandfather, Ahmed Dawood, was a Pakistani industrialist and philanthropist.
Ahmed Dawood
Suleman’s grandfather, Hussain Dawood, is a Pakistani businessman, investor, educationist and philanthropist. His grandmother’s name is Kulsoom Dawood.
A photo of Prince Dawood’s father, Hussein Dawood, and mother, Kulsoom Dawood
His aunt Sabrina Dawood is a Pakistani philanthropist and educational activist who promotes inclusive education and non-formal education. She is a trustee and executive of The Dawood Foundation (TDF). His uncle Abdul Samad Dawood serves as vice chairman of the board of Dawood Hercules Corporation.
Sabrina Dawood, sister of Prince Dawood
Abdul Samad Dawood
Death
On June 18, 2023, the Titan submarine operated by Oceangate Expeditions went missing in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. There were five people aboard the submersible, Suleiman, his father Prince David, Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargiolet and Stockton Rush. Titan was designed to show passengers a close-up of the Titanic wreck, but contact with the ship was lost less than two hours into the journey. The popular British passenger ship Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg on April 15, 1912. Passengers paid $250,000 for the trip, which went to a depth of about 13,123 feet in the ocean. The ship’s breathable air supply was expected to be exhausted by the morning of 22 June 2023. The same day, the deaths of the passengers were confirmed after a debris field was found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, a few hundred meters from the wreck. Of Titanic. Oceangate believed the passengers died in a “catastrophic explosion” and released a statement shortly after the debris field was found, reading,
We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Prince Dawood and his son Suleiman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargiolet have been tragically lost. These men were true explorers with a distinctive spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans. Our thoughts are with these five souls and each of their family members at this tragic time. “We mourn the loss of life and the joy they brought to everyone they knew.”
Oceangate’s Submersible Titan
Facts/General Knowledge
- His family members described him as “a big fan of science fiction literature and learning new things”. He also revealed that he was interested in Rubik’s Cubes and playing volleyball.
- Reportedly, his father Prince Dawood has an estimated net worth of US$136.73 million in 2023.
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