School loser who became filthy rich tire baron and media fascination – Aftenposten

The history of Tasawer Sharif (39), better known as tire baron Tommy Sharif, was long an amazing success story of the boy from Romerike who dropped out of school, It started small with tire sales from parents’ garage in the 90s and ended up as a multimillionaire and profile celebrity.

Now he is charged with evasion million.

– I have never been permanently employed by someone. But the first well-paid job I had was when I washed and polished cars with my uncle, who runs the dealership. I registered tire center in 1997, and started in earnest a year later, told Sharif to Aftenposten in 2010.

Sharif Dekksenter grew from family garage in Leirsund, via a tent shop on Berger – a giant plant at E6 in Skedsmo.

Along with brother moosh won Sharif Center through the 2000s one price test after another, sometimes with a little improvised prices. Tire Center’s breiale leader riled competitors by selling its own imported tires for almost half the price of the negotiators in Oslo.

Employees without contracts and additional

– We are not selling cheap, it the others are greedy, he said to Aftenposten’s Eve in 2004.

He allegedly received several threats from others in the industry, which led to the Competition Authority reported to the police one of tire importers.

– We earn less pr. customer than the others in the industry, but we have greater turnover, and we benefit. Work morale ours is different. We are open until 19 at night, on Saturdays and all holidays, he continued.

In 2004, the center had a turnover of 55 million and a profit of nine million. At the same time labor contracts and overtime pay unknown among many of Sharif’s employees, and the company was repeatedly Arbeidstilsynet neck.

Looking back:

Got media youngster

In the mid 2000s, when the wheels rolled and cover millions flowed in, got Sharif a high media profile and became one of the nation’s largest financial celebrities with – apparently with a big heart and an open wallet.

2007 was a new Dekksenter for around 80 million finished. In 2009 sales Sharif for more than 100 million, and the rest of the world should be conquered. The aim was to double the turnover with a European online store.

– We have also made the all-time appointment in Germany, and I do not think it’s because I’m so pretty and charming. But we can now carry a tire on the door of any person in Germany for two euros. It makes us the cheapest operator in Germany, said Sharif to E24 in 2010.

Donated millions to good causes – and Lillestrøm

Sharif was one of Lille Strøms rich uncles and spilled away several million dollars on Åråsen.

During a live broadcast with Fredrik Skavlan “First and last”, spontandonerte Tommy Sharif $ 100,000 – around 630,000 in 2006 money – to fight poverty in TV meeting with Jeffery Sachs.

In 2008, he bought “Diamond” – the old Holmenkollen tower for 270,000 dollars at auction. It was then refurbished and given as a lounge for the younger jumpers in Midstuenanlegget.

Drove car to 7.5 million in the ditch

But Tommy Sharif indulgent also itself luxury. He frequented the capital’s trend places with cigars and expensive champagne.

In 2006, the then 30 years old Sharif first Norwegian behind the wheel of the luxury sports car Koenigsegg CCX. Tires entrepreneur thumbed up NOK 7.5 million for speed monster.

– Now I’m really the first circumcision Pakistani in the world who get a Koenigsegg, said Sharif.

But he ditched the car a short time later, after having led the 800 horsepower straight into the ditch under test run at Rudskogen.

– I would be a millionaire

In 2007 donated another who has run the business sector’s roller coaster, Idar Vollvik, their super phone to the telethon. None other than Tommy Sharif topped one frantic bidding by 400 000 for the number.

At the same time said Sharif to capital that he would be billionaire:

– I have managed to become a millionaire. The loveliest of the list of Norway’s richest is that their age is in parentheses. Then I roa me a bit. Most are twice as old. If I were to be multi-billionaire, I can not manage to have something more than what I have today. One can not eat more than satisfied.

Diverted more bankruptcies

But in 2011 the party over, when Sharif’s two main companies received a total deficit of almost 80 million respectively. Debt collection requirements flowed in and the accounts were not delivered Brønnøysund The registers in time.

– The creditors get paid and there is no danger of bankruptcy, he told Finance newspaper in 2013. According to the owner the results were characterized by ‘amendment business and investment. “

The former tire billionaire has managed to keep more of their companies from going bankrupt in recent years. But in January this year, the company Sharif Truckwash filed for bankruptcy of treasurer in Skedsmo. Also this estate is still under bankruptcy proceedings.

Complete the rim

Sharif decided in 2012 to put down the tire center at Romerike to concentrate fully on selling tires and wheels online . Tire store was forced sold earlier this year.

All of Sharif, nine companies are now under bankruptcy proceedings after Sharif have filed for bankruptcy.

And Tuesday Sharif and his brother arrested, charged respectively for having withheld funds from multiple creditors and receiving stolen goods.

Published: 17.jun. 2015 7:04 p.m.