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The businessman, 94-year-old Ueze Elias Zahran, died in the afternoon of Thursday (27) in São Paulo.
The founder of the Zahran group was 94 years old. He was born on August 15, 1924 in Bela Vista (MS). Son of Lebanese immigrants, Dona Laila and her Elias Zahran, was the second of six brothers. Ueze Zahran leaves his wife, four children, two brothers, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nephews.
The wake takes place this Friday (28) from 9am in the Albert Einstein Hospital of São Paulo. The body will be cremated at the beginning of the afternoon.
Story of a pioneer
Son of a Lebanese immigrant, the world-renowned entrepreneur for promoting the spirit of the world. company and his future, his father Elias and his mother Laila Zahran came to Brazil at the beginning of the 20th century, he was the 2nd of 6 brothers: Eduardo, Ueze, Jorge, João, Nagib and the only sister, Jeannette
In the beginning, the family's livelihood came from trading: first, a bar, followed by a bakery roasting. Soon, Ueze was ahead of the business. I wanted to give my mother and my brothers a better life. He ventured into selling flour that he was going to buy in São Paulo. At the age of 21, he was already exporting coffee to Argentina.
Zahran's family arrived after the marriage, when Ueze was 31 years old: Copagaz was born in 1955, when he obtained permission from the National Petroleum Council, began filling the tanks of the water. gasoline in São Paulo and ordered railway leading to old Mato Grosso.
Six years later, in 1961, the entrepreneur expanded his career in Brazil and in 1965 he became a member of the Copagaz family. the bottler for the city of São Paulo. Copagaz became the 5th largest LPG distributor in the country 60 years later
Ueze Zahran was also a man with multiple stories. What he liked most about telling, was how he had offered his mother a gas stove at a time when the majority
"She laughed at seeing this blue flame under the pan I imagined so many happy mothers seeing this blue flame under the pan, "he told TV Morena.
Dona Laila's love was the thread of a struggle and success story. On the Christmas of 1965, Ueze Zahran and his brothers inaugurated TV Morena, the first station of the former Mato Grosso. Two years later, he inaugurated TV Centro América.
Today, together, it is possible to see television in Central America, also founded by Ueze Zahran.
During his professional life, Ueze has invested in the most diverse sectors of the economy, such as commerce, agribusiness,
Established in 1999 the Ueze Zahran Foundation, which, among other activities , was established in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). , offers adult education, computer training for the elderly and cultural promotion for young people and children
Who works or has worked in one of the companies of the Zahran group, he knows that the entrepreneur has always thought about how he could give more quality of life to his employees, especially those who do not have the opportunity to study. a major transformation in the lives of many workers: foreign language courses, colleges, graduate schools, childrearing for employees and literacy of those who have not had the chance to go to school. School
The businessman that Brazil and the world they knew was always visionary, with a look turned to Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, forever scoring the story of these two States.
Ueze Elias Zahran leaves his wife, Dona Lucila, and four children: Marcia, Ana Karla, Simone and Carlos Eduardo.
Until the end of life, a dreamer: for a country offering more opportunities, a defender of the inhabitants of their country
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