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Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian ( / kæˈluːst ɡʊlˈbɛŋkiən /, Western Armenian: Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed " Mr Five Per Cent ", was a British-Armenian businessman and philanthropist.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith was built for wealthy Armenian oil magnate Nubar Gulbenkian in 1946. Nubar was an eccentric person and could afford to purchase many luxurious things, including a Rolls-Royce vehicle: the manufacturer’s vehicles were already expensive at that time.
After the death of Boghos Nubar in 1930, oil magnate and prominent Armenian figure Galust Gyulbenkian took over the presidency of AGBU. After heading the union for two years, the son of the former, Zareh Bey Nubar , replaced him and headed the union until 1940.
When asked whether he most enjoys city life or country life, horses or Rolls-Royces, old brandy or young women, Nubar Gulbenkian reflectively strokes his luxuriant beard, puffs deeply on his cigar and makes a simple affirmation of love for the business of good living: “I prefer everything.”
In his lifetime Gulbenkian studiously avoided the press, to the extent that today those who recognise the name often confuse the secretive Calouste with his publicity-seeking son Nubar; Londoners in particular fondly recall Nubar’s chauffeur-driven taxicab. Calouste’s secretiveness
It should be noted that during the post-genocide presidency of Boghos Nubar, Gulbenkian’s predecessor, humanitarian work for Armenian refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Greece was not at all neglected by the central board.
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Interview Nubar Gulbenkian. Sendung: Panorama | 28.03.1966 | 21:45 Uhr 7 Min. Der armenisch-britische Öl-Millionär und Geschäftsmann Nubar Gulbenkian spricht über seine Lebensgewohnheiten.
