Robert Obadia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Obadia

Canadian businessman

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1942

Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Obadia is the former owner of Nationair Canada and its parent company Nolisair.
Obadia was charged with fraud after the bankruptcy of Nationair in 1993. Nationair was responsible for the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Canadian-registered aircraft and the 15th-worst aviation disaster in history.Obadia was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1942 and graduated with a degree in electronics engineering from University of Grenoble in 1965.
He immigrated to Montreal in 1967 after working for Royal Air Maroc and Air France.
After arriving in Canada, he joined Quebecair, where he eventually became vice-president of charters before leaving in 1980 to start Nationair.