Background
Bath was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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He is best known for his business relationships with Saudi businessmen Salem bin Laden and Khalid bin Mahfouz. In 1965, he moved to Houston, where he became an aircraft broker. In 1975, Bath met Salem bin Laden when bin Laden was interested in purchasing a used aircraft.
Through this acquaintance, Bath eventually became bin Laden"s business representative in the United States, representing him in a number of business deals, including real estate, aircraft services, and banking.
After Bush started his first business, Arbusto Energy, Bath invested $50,000 in the firm. Both Bush and Bath have denied this, and according to journalist Craig Unger, who examined the relationship between the Bushes and Saudi financiers in his 2004 book House of Bush, House of Saud.
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Salem bin Laden was the son of Mohammed bin Laden, founder of the Saudi Binladin Group, one of the largest construction companies in the world. Through bin Laden, Bath also met Khalid bin Mahfouz, the son of Salem Bin Mahfouz, founder of National Commercial Bank, now the largest bank in Saudi Arabia, and for a time represented him as well.
