Iraqi exile gives £3m for education of poor as debt of gratitude

By Nicola Woolcock

When he fled Iraq and arrived in Britain as a refugee in the 1960s, Naim Dangoor had to abandon his lucrative business empire and comfortable lifestyle in Baghdad and start again from scratch.

Now aged 95, and the wealthy head of a successful property investment company, Dr Dangoor is giving something back by donating £3 million in scholarships, so bright teenagers from poor families can go to university.

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