Yusuf Amir (1977-) was a wealthy real estate developer from the United Arab Emirates, best known for his extravagant lifestyle and for his plans to construct large buildings in New York City. He made a great investment by buying Tony Prince's clubs from him, making him and his father Abdul Amir wealthy.
Biography[]
Yusuf Amir was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1977, the son of Egyptian real estate developer Abdul Amir. Yusuf Amir was raised living an extravagant lifestyle, and he was a spoiled child; he attempted to impress his father, who disapproved of his life of sex, drugs, and spending. Amir was raised playing with a toy train set made of pure gold, and he even had a gold-plated Micro Uzi submachine gun that he kept in his expensive car.
New York City[]
Yusuf Amir at his construction site
Amir moved to the Upper West Side of New York City in 2008 to develop real estate in the city, seeking to build a building taller than the Empire State Building, or to buy Tony Prince's clubs from him. He befriended Prince's bodyguard Luis Fernando Lopez, and he hired Lopez as a mercenary to steal a Buzzard attack chopper from South African arms dealer Frickie Van Hardenburg, a SWAT tank from the police, and an actual train car from the subway; Amir piloted a skycrane helicopter and picked up the train. He used the train as a prop at his New York City-themed hotel back in the Gulf, planning to put it to use as a "submarine train" in a large fish tank. Amir also planned to build a large hotel in Battery Park City, and he also planned to build the "Imperial Amir Towers". He would ultimately purchase Prince's clubs from him, franchising them and building a Bahama Mamas club in California by 2013.