Background
Olafsson, Johann Johannsson was born on April 8, 1935 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Johann and Margret (Valdemarsdottir) Olafsson.
Olafsson, Johann Johannsson was born on April 8, 1935 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Johann and Margret (Valdemarsdottir) Olafsson.
Degree in Law, University Iceland, 1967. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1988.
Chief executive officer, Johann Olafsson & Company, Reykjavik, since 1963. Consultant general of Turkey, Reykjavik, since 1987. Board directors Pension Fund of Commerce, Reykjavik, Chairman of the Board, 1980-1983, 80-88.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Icelandic television Corporation, Ltd.-Channel 2, 1990-1993.
Judge Maritime and Commercial Court, Reykjavik, 1963-1977. Member Icleandic Wholesales Association (board directors 1969-1977), Icelandic Lawyers Association, ICeland Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1970-1993, chairman 1986-1993).
Married Gudrun Jonsdottir, October 28, 1967. Children: Margret, Jon, Asta.