Soheil Abedian: Gold Coast developer given keys to the city by Council for charitable works
One of the Gold Coast’s leading development industry figures has been honoured with the keys to the city after decades of reshaping the Glitter Strip. But it’s not for the reason you’d expect.
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ONE of the Gold Coast’s leading development industry figures has been honoured with the keys to the city.
Sunland Group chairman Soheil Abedian will be given the keys after the Gold Coast City Council this afternoon voted in support of the proposal, put forward by Mayor Tom Tate.
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Mr Abedian has a leading figure in the city’s development industry for more than 35 years and has been responsible for some of its best-known projects, including Q1 and Palazzo Versace.
Cr Tate said Mr Abedian had a significant legacy on the Coast marked by “his unquestionable charitable and positive social change efforts”.
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“To date he has embraced and empowered philanthropy, providing significant funds to contribute to the infrastructure, technology and scholarship support at Griffith and Bond Universities,” he said.
“His contributions have also enabled over 200 students to gain access to higher education, transforming their lives by making tertiary study possible for those with talent but that are a little less fortunate.
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“His support outside of the education sphere is also impressive.”
Cr Tate paid tribute to Mr Abedian’s charitable works.
“His personal mentoring of dozens of students at our local universities as well as his guest lecturing appearances shows his contributions to bettering our society is more than mere monetary contributions but the generosity of his time and personal effort as well,” the Mayor said.
“I feel he exemplifies what we want all Gold Coasters to be, enriching our society as he does.”
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