Khedouri Zilkha
| Khedouri Zilkha | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 1956 New York City, US |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse(s) | Louise (Bashi) Zilkha |
| Children |
Ezra Zilkha Selim Zilkha Maurice Zilkha Abdullah Zilkha |
| Parent(s) | Aboudi Zilkha |
Khedouri Aboody Zilkha (1884–1956) was an Iraqi-Jewish banker.
Khedouri Zilkha was born in Baghdad in 1884 (or 1886), the only son of the textile merchant Aboudi Zilkha (1862–1904).
He started as a banker in Baghdad in 1902, founding Zilkha Bank, and gradually expanded to Beirut (Banque Zilkha), Damascus, Cairo, Alexandria, Geneva, New York, Paris and the Far East.
In 1941 or 1942, he emigrated to New York and died there in 1956.
He married Louise (Bashi) Zilkha and had four sons:
His son Ezra established in his father's memory the Khedouri Zilkha Fund for the Study of the History of Jewish Civilization in the Near East at Princeton University. The fund supports a professorship, the current holder of which is Abraham Udovitch.
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