Uri Harkham
| Uri P. Harkham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iraq |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Business executive, film producer, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Harkham |
| Children | Joel Harkham Jonathan Harkham, Sammy Harkham, Dan Harkham, Tova harkham, Jacob Harkham |
Uri P. Harkham is an American business executive, film producer and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California. He is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Harkham Industries, a women's apparel company, and the Chairman of Harkham Properties, a commercial real estate company.
Uri P. Harkham was born in Iraq. His maternal ancestors are keepers of Ezra's Tomb in Iraq. In 1965 Uri emigrated to Australia to join his brother, David Harkham, who was involved in ladies fashion in Sydney. Uri is one of 8 siblings, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. In 1974, with wife Sally and oldest son Jonathan, he came to Los Angeles for a visit and decided to reside.
In 1975, he founded Jonathan Martin company with Bill Richling, specializing in ladies shirts & blouses. In 1976 Uri started investing real estate in LA and bought part of the Desmond building on 11th & Hope st. He continued to buy up a lot of Los Angeles real estate. The company is now called Harkham Industries. It now sells women's clothing under the labels Harkham, Hype, Jonathan Martin and Johnny Martin. He has also been Chairman of Harkham Properties, also known under the umbrella brandname of Harkham Family Enterprises, since 1978. It is a redevelopment company of commercial real estate, especially retail facilities. In 1982, the company purchased Bel Air Sands Hotel which is now part of the Luxe group which is currently run by his younger brother, Efrem Harkham.
He was the associate producer of Gorky Park in 1983. Two years later, he was executive producer of Ghost Warrior. He was then executive producer of Delta Heat in 1992. In 2014, he was executive producer of Shoot the Cactus.
He has served on the Board of Trustees of Public Storage since 1993.
In 1991, with his brother Efrem, he donated US$1 million to the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy, an Orthodox Jewish school in Beverly Hills, California. In 2009, he served on the Board of Directors of the American Jewish University in Bel Air. He has also donated to the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at the University of South Australia.
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