Ashar Aziz
Ashar Aziz | |
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اشعر عزیز | |
| Born | Ashar Aziz Butt 1959 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | American Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middle East Technical University |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Title | Founder and CEO of FireEye Chairman of Sky Electric |
| Parent(s) | Asghar Butt (father) Nisar Aziz (mother) |
| Relatives | Sartaj Aziz (uncle) Majid Nizami (uncle) |
| Awards | Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Sitara-i-Imtiaz |
Ashar Aziz (Urdu: اشعر عزیز; born 1959) is a Pakistani–American electrical engineer, business executive, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Silicon Valley–based cybersecurity company FireEye. A former billionaire, Aziz had an estimated net worth of over $233 million as of 2015.