Rena Kirdar

{{Short description|Iraqi socialite}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person  | name = Rena Kirdar | image = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}} | birth_place = Baghdad, Iraq | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Socialite, party hostess, writer | website = | spouse = Sami Sindi (1991–2005)<br />Makram Abboud (2012–present) }} '''Rena Kirdar''' (born 1969) is an Iraqi socialite.<ref>[http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/people/smith/smith5-27-3.asp Party hostess and author Rena Sindi]</ref>

== Biography == Kirdar was born in Baghdad, June 1968. She spent part of her childhood in the Middle East. Her father, Iraqi Turkmen billionaire Nemir A. Kirdar, founded the merchant bank Investcorp in the 1980s, which later acquired Gucci, Tiffany & Co. and Saks Fifth Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trad.it/Put%20On%20Your%20Toga!%20Bring%20Castanets!%20Rena%20Sindi%20Is%20Giving%20a%20Party.htm |title=Put On Your Toga! Bring Castanets! Rena Sindi Is Giving a Party |access-date=23 July 2009 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008032018/http://www.trad.it/Put%20On%20Your%20Toga!%20Bring%20Castanets!%20Rena%20Sindi%20Is%20Giving%20a%20Party.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kirdar completed an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford, later earning a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University and an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School. She moved from London to New York Cityin 1991, and purchased Sean Combs' townhouse on Park Avenue.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

As a member of the Manhattan social scene, Kirdar threw "some of the most lavish and unforgettable costume parties" of the 1990s, including Sloan-Kettering's Valentine's Day Ball, New York City Ballet's Dance with the Dancers Gala, and events for the Boys' Club of New York, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bruno Magli.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Be-My-Guest-Theme-Savoir-Faire/dp/2843233453 Book Description – 'Be My Guest']</ref> In 2002, she published ''Be My Guest'', a detailed photographic diary of her most successful themed events, with tips on invitations, table settings, recipes, cocktails, decorations, and music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Behind the scenes: Our cover shoot for the new GG Magazine|url=https://www.engelvoelkers.com/en/blog/company/news/behind-the-scenes-our-cover-shoot-for-the-new-ggmagazine/|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Engel & Völkers|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life == Rena married Saudi businessman Sami Sindi in 1991, and they had two daughters.<ref>[http://www.nysocialdiary.com/personages09_02_05.php Rena Kirdar Sindi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707085004/http://www.nysocialdiary.com/personages09_02_05.php |date=7 July 2009 }}, ''New York Social Diary''</ref> They divorced in 2005 and Kirdar moved back to London. She married Lebanese financier Makram Abboud in London in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/renas-true-blue-6072946 Rena Sindi Fetes Marriage at The Four Seasons in Beirut]</ref>

== Bibliography == * ''Be My Guest: Theme Party Savoir-Faire'' (2002)

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=2376563|name=Rena Kirdar Sindi}} *[http://www.facebook.com/people/Rena-Kirdar-Sindi/672266721 Rena Kirdar Sindi] at Facebook

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sindi, Rena Kirdar}} Category:Living people Category:1969 births Category:Writers from Baghdad Category:Iraqi Turkmen people Category:Iraqi socialites Category:Iraqi writers Category:Iraqi women writers Category:Iraqi artists Category:Iraqi emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford Category:School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni