Paddy McKillen can turn street fighter to take on the sheikhs he says owe him a fortune
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Paddy McKillen oversaw the Claridge’s five-storey deep extension. Inset right, hotel owner Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani
Liam Collins
Finding the real Paddy McKillen is no easy task. However, as the enigmatic Irish businessman faces his latest titanic struggle, he has surprised some observers with his forthright approach to the bitter dispute that has pitted him against his one-time financial saviours, the Croesus-rich al-Thanis, the royal family of Qatar.
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