Young Australian millionaire, Ali Banat, has passed away aged 32 – three years after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.
The businessman, from Greenacre in Sydney’s south-west, gave away his fortune to charity on receiving the devastating prognosis in 2015.
Mr Banat survived for two years longer than doctors expected, but succumbed to the disease on Friday.
Young Australian millionaire, Ali Banat (pictured), has passed away aged 32 three years after being diagnosed with stage four cancer
The businessman, from Greenacre in Sydney’s south-west, gave away his fortune to charity on receiving the devastating prognosis in 2015
Mr Banat’s Muslims Around the World charity was registered January 7, 2016
Mr Banat’s Muslims Around the World charity was registered January 7, 2016.
The organisation’s work was said to have helped ‘less fortunate Muslim brothers and sisters’ in a number of countries including Togo, Ghana and Burkina Faso.
The charity was set up by Mr Banat after he was diagnosed with stage four cancer and given seven months to live. He estimated it had raised $2.1 million.
Mr Banat made his fortune with his security and electrical company, often flaunting features of his lavish lifestyle on the internet.
The organisation’s work was said to have helped ‘less fortunate Muslim brothers and sisters’ in a number of countries including Togo, Ghana and Burkina Faso
Mr Banat made his fortune with his security and electrical company, often flaunting features of his lavish lifestyle on the internet
He appealed on social medai for aid in getting people to take notice of the situation
He created a Gifted With Cancer video, where he described his diagnosis as a ‘gift’ because it allowed him the ‘chance to change’.
In the now viral video, he showed off expensive Louis Vuitton shoes and a Ferrari Spider car worth $600,000.
Mr Banat wanted all the proceeds of his charity to go towards building a village to house more than 200 widows, a school for 600 orphans and a mini hospital.
Followers raised $1.3million in the wake of his death and donations has continued to add to the total.
In a video shortly before his death, he ask for his work to be continued after his passing.
Mr Banat created a Gifted With Cancer video, where he described his diagnosis as a ‘gift’ because it allowed him the ‘chance to change’.
In the now viral video, he showed off expensive Louis Vuitton shoes and a Ferrari Spider car worth $600,000
In a video shortly before his death, he asked that his work be continued after his passing