Youssef Yassin
| Youssef Yassin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1994 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Other names | Boss Of Bosses |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Lebanese Venezuelan |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2012 - Present |
| Known for | Entrepreneurship, Business Tycoon, Investment, Philanthropy |
| Notable work | Yakora Cash Plc |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Nour Chietly |
| 👪 Relatives | Hussein.K.Yassin (Brother) |
| 🌐 Website | yakora |
Youssef Yassin Born in Venezuela Maracaibo on September 15, 1994, is a Lebanese Venezuelan Business Tycoon, Investor and Philanthropist. He is a Co-founder of Yakora Holdings along with his younger brother Hussein.K.Yassin and his father Kamal.H.Yassin. Yakora Holding owns and operates multiple companies. First known as an E-commerce supplier in Nigeria, Youssef Yassin is now more known for his work in Financial markets and financial monetary transfer and as the chairman of Yakora Holdings.
Early life
Youssef lived in Maracaibo, Venezuela for two years and then his family moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1996. He lived in Beirut until 2004, and then moved to Lagos, Nigeria. He graduated in 2013 with a Master degree in Computer science.[citation needed]
Business Career
After graduating in 2013, Yassin expanded his father's Logistics business and also launched his first business which was an E-commerce website called Yakora.ng. During that period Yakora.ng was the 2nd largest growing e-commerce delivery service available in Nigeria.
Yakora.ng
Established as an E-Commerce delivery service by Youssef and expanded to become the 2nd largest E-commerce website for two consecutive years in Nigeria until the inflation started in 2015, with plans to re-initiate Yakora.ng beginning of 2023.
Yakora Limited
Youssef stepped into the trading business in 2015 and co-founded Yakora Limited which supplied and acquired top government contracts, supplying anti-air leakage liquid for tires for the Nigerian government officials' vehicles and acquired construction contracts for the Nigerian Government which still operates to date.
Yakora Logistics
Yakora Logistics was first established by Youssef’s father Kamal.H.Yassin as a logistics and haulage services company in 2017. Yakora Logistics operates with top manufacturing companies and has a wide range of fleets. Youssef acquired one of the largest deals in Nigeria with Olam Group, which acquired a contract for over 100 trucks and a three-year term as sole distributor for Ok foods.
Yakora S.a.r.l
Youssef decided to expand his ideas and co-founded Yakora S.a.r.l in 2016, which is an FMCG supplying firm in Lebanon and supplies across Lebanon Class A, Class B, and Class C retail and wholesale shops.
Yakora Youssef Kamal YASSIN & PARTNERS
Established and co-founded by Youssef, YAKORA YOUSSEF KAMAL YASSIN & PARTNERS is a supermarket retail chain that operates multiple retail shops across Lebanon.
Yakora Food
In 2021 Yakora Food was established as a food delivery service and aggregator system, expanding in Lebanon Beirut to become the 2nd largest food aggregator in Lebanon and with multiple services, such as in-house delivery and app delivery with over 200 dispatchers in Beirut, which application is both available on Play Store and Appstore.
Yakora Cash Plc
In 2021, Youssef co-founded Yakora Cash Plc alongside his brother Hussein.K.Yassin and his father Kamal.H.Yassin. As Youssef decided to expand his financial business, Youssef acquired a financial firm which was established in 1998 and with over 5 billion Lebanese pounds (4.5 million dollars) as initial capital and approved and licensed by the Central Bank of Lebanon. Yakora Cash Plc quickly expanded in the local market with over 30 branches across Lebanon as the financial crisis hit Lebanon. Yakora was expanding due to the fact that as an entrepreneur Youssef knew that businesses and customers need an alternative financial service to what was in the market. Yakora Cash implemented multiple new fintech technologies and advanced monetary services. Yakora Cash Plc offers a wide range of services which includes; Investment management, Forex Exchange, Mobile Payment, Hedge fund, Crypto Trading, Money Transfer (local and international), and many more services under Yakora Cash Plc.[1]
Personal life
Youssef Yassin and his wife, Nour Cheitly, have been married since 2020. They have one daughter called Mona Yassin. Mona was born in Lebanon Beirut in 2021.
Politics
With business across four continents and 20 countries, Youssef holds a large network portfolio in regional and international connections.
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References
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