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Ramadan Top 30 Illuminator: Farhad Massoudi

Each Ramadan, Hayat Life honors 30 extraordinary Cultural Muslims who have been an integral part of shaping and improving our society in the last year, unveiling one Ramadan Top 30 Illuminator each day of the holiday. Some are global pop cultural icons, while others are unsung heroes making extraordinary contributions outside the limelight.

As we approach the end of a harrowing pandemic, we at Hayat salute those innovators these Illuminators who have provided much-needed sparks of light during a dark and difficult time.

In that spirit, we are honored to present:

Farhad Massoudi: Taking on Netflix with Rising Free Streaming Platform “Tubi”

In a time when Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, and other paid platforms are battling for customers’ cash, Persian-American entrepreneur Farhad Massoudi has a different model. His platform Tubi offers over 50,000 titles to consumers free of charge via an ad-based streaming service. Just as the pandemic hit last spring, Massoudi sold Tubi to Fox for $440 million, staying on as CEO to help continue to grow the company.

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