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Wael Elhalwani (وائل الحلواني; born January 14, 1978) is a Lebanese-American businessman. He is the founder, CEO and director of Starbuzz Tobacco Inc., ^[1] and several other companies.

Early life

Born in Lebanon, Elhalwani moved to the United States aged 16. ^[1] He played soccer as a youth, eventually going to university^{[ which?]} on a soccer scholarship.^{[ citation needed]} He has four children.

Career

Elhalwani is the founding director of the companies Starbuzz Tobacco Inc, Starbuzz Entertainment, SBM Mundial, SBIT^{[ clarification needed]}, and SBLT.^{[ clarification needed]} He invented a tobacco product, "Starbuzz", as well as several smoking devices. ^[2] In August 2014, Entrepreneur magazine in the Levant called him the "Don of Hookah." ^[1]

He is also the author of two books: You Think You Know But You Have No Idea, and Wisdom of the Heart.

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