Ashar Aziz

Ashar Aziz
Ashar Aziz
اشعر عزیز
Born	Ashar Aziz Butt; 1959 (age 64–65); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	American; Pakistani
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Middle East Technical University
Occupations	Electrical engineer; business executive; philanthropist;
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.

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