Dynasty of entrepreneurs behind hotel at International has won, lost and regained many a fortune
By Nick Lees, Edmonton Journal
An enterprising writer should quickly pen a multi-generational miniseries about the Meghji family.
Who, you ask, are the Meghjis?
They are the people who will begin building a 189-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at the Edmonton International Airport next spring.
The next-to-the-planes, eight-storey hotel will be linked to the airport by a heated pedway and boast everything from a fitness spa and top-notch restaurant to banquet facilities and large presidential suites.
“You could say it’s the icing on the cake for our family-owned Platinum Investments company,” 37-year-old Rahim Meghji told me.
Rahim and his brother, Ali Meghji, 35, are the young face of the Ismaili Muslim family and are gradually taking over the business reins from their uncle, 64-year-old Amin Meghji.
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