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Currently, Ioan Niculae is 69 years, 9 months and 8 days old. Ioan Niculae will celebrate 70rd birthday on a Friday 19th of July 2024. Below we countdown to Ioan Niculae upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ioan Niculae |
| Occupation | Food and Beverage |
| Age | 69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | July 19, 1954 (Romania) |
| Birthday | July 19 |
| Town/City | Romania |
| Nationality | Romania |
Ioan Niculae’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ioan Niculae was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
He entered the Business world after 1990, setting up, alongside a Turkish partner, a chemical trade company – Interaction.
In 1995, he founded InterAgro, a Romanian-Chinese joint venture.
Since 1996 Niculae has been the owner of the Astra Giurgiu football team.
In 1997, Niculae became the majority stakeholder of the Astra Ploiesti refinery, after a $16 million investment.
In 1998, he bought into the Romanian insurance company Asirom, after investing $21 million. He sold those stocks in 2007, making a profit of $65 million.
Since 2004, the total amount of agricultural Investments done by his company has surpassed €100 million.
Through his company, Niculae manages approximately 50,000 hectares of agricultural fields and is the biggest Romanian cereal cultivator. He is also the owner of 170 hectares of vineyards, reaping their first harvest in 2008.
In 2012, The Romanian National Tax Administration accused Niculae of defrauding the national budget due to accusations that his tobacco company, Galaxy Tobacco, had failed to pay its taxes, amounting to an excess of €120 million. Niculae fought the charges in Court and won.
In 2013, Niculae filed divorce from his wife, Domnita Niculae, ending a 31-year-old marriage. The divorce trial is still pending.
On 2 April 2015 he was jailed for two-and-a-half years for illegal financing the PSD electoral campaign from 2009.
