John Ibrahim

Ibrahim is the second of four sons and two daughters born to Wahiba Ibrahim and her husband Often referred to as the "Ibrahim brothers", the eldest son is Hassan "Sam" (b. c. 1966), followed by John, Fadi (b. c. 1974), and the youngest son is Michael (b. c. 1979).

At age 16, Ibrahim witnessed the brother of Bill Bayeh being attacked by two men.

Ibrahim became involved and ended up receiving a large knife wound to his torso; and was treated at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney and placed into a coma for three weeks, followed by six months' recovery in the hospital, due to extensive damage to his lungs, liver, and intestines.

The stabbing resulted in a large scar.

Aged 18 years old, Ibrahim opened his first nightclub in Kings Cross, taking a 20% stake in a club then known as Tunnel Cabaret.

John Houssam Ibrahim, (born 25 August 1970) is a former Kings Cross nightclub owner in Australia.

In 1992, Ibrahim left home, aged 22 years, and rented a Dover Heights cliff-side property of 528 m2.

Less than ten years later, he purchased the property for $1.165 million.

Police allege Ibrahim is a "major organised-crime figure" and was labelled as the "lifeblood of the drugs industry of Kings Cross" during the 1995 Wood royal commission.

However, Ibrahim strongly denies this, and has not been convicted of any related crime.

He has provided a $112,000 guarantee to his sister, Maha Sayour, in 1997 for her South Wentworthville home and acquiring a Merrylands property worth $253,000 in 2004 for allegedly no-cost.

Ibrahim sold the club in 2001 and its name changed to EP1; with police unsuccessfully taking legal action to have the venue closed, alleging it was part of organised drug activities in Kings Cross.

During 2001 and 2002, a police strikeforce Sombra gathered intelligence claiming that Ibrahim was allegedly extorting a number of bars and nightclubs in the Kings Cross and Darlinghurst area up to $5,000 per week each, claiming a beneficial financial interest in club takings and allegedly applying standover tactics.

It was reported that police investigations were allegedly compromised by officers from the New South Wales Crime Commission when Ibrahim was informed that his Dover Heights home was bugged.

Ibrahim commenced legal action in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal and sought access to the intelligence reports on him.

His application was refused and police never charged Ibrahim for the alleged offences.

Ibrahim was implicated in subsequent investigations during 2003 and 2004 by Task Force Gain from the NSW Crime Commission, targeting violent crime in southwest Sydney.

In 2004, new owners relaunched the Earl Place club as Dragonfly then it came again under Ibrahim's ownership, renaming it The Tunnel before closing down permanently.

Ibrahim is allegedly associated with a minimum of 17 nightclubs in Sydney's Kings Cross.

During a 2004 trial, Ibrahim was identified as "the subject of 546 police intelligence reports in relation to his involvement in drugs, organised crime and association with outlaw motorcycle gangs".

In 2006, the NSW Crime Commission seized assets, including his Dover Heights home, on the balance of probabilities that Ibrahim had allegedly engaged in criminal activity.

Subsequent orders were made in the Supreme Court that Ibrahim pay to the State $150,000 without admission of guilt.

On payment of the order, the Commission removed its restraining order over the assets.

Ibrahim owns two other properties in the same street, purchased for $2.5 million in 2007, one of which is leased to Kyle Sandilands, a radio and TV personality and business partner of Ibrahim's.

Ibrahim has allegedly provided bank guarantees to various family members and holds property in his own name or in the name of companies associated with him.

In 2008, the house was worth $3 million and has subsequently undergone significant redevelopment.

It was reported that since July 2009 over 529 assaults have occurred either at Trademark, with Trademark security staff involvement or near the venue.

Trademark is presently subject to a reduction in trading hours, restricted patron numbers, and increased security by scanning patrons with metal detectors.

Ibrahim has been labelled by the Australian news media as "Teflon John" and "The Teflon man of Kings Cross" as well as also being known as "The King of the Cross" due to his ability to avoid being convicted of illegal activities, despite widespread public suspicion.

As a teenager, he was convicted of assault, but has not been found guilty of any crime since then.

During the Wood Royal Commission, Ibrahim was identified by Counsel assisting the Commission, John Agius SC, as the new "lifeblood of the drugs industry of Kings Cross".

Since the 2009 shooting of Fadi Ibrahim, the family has regularly featured in The Daily Telegraph, where it was revealed that Ibrahim provided the paper with photos and stories about himself; yet at the same time, claiming to "hate attention" and complaining about the media attention he is receiving.

In his most recent public property purchase, in 2010 Ibrahim purchased a housing development site at Rothbury in the Hunter Valley for $275,000.

The inquiry follows the December 2010 incident involving John Hopoate, who was subsequently convicted of the assault of a patron outside Trademark.

In a 2010 episode broadcast on ABC TV, Media Watch criticised the fascination of The Daily Telegraph with Ibrahim and his family.

In a fictional dramatic representation of Kings Cross organised crime, Ibrahim is portrayed by Middle Eastern Australian actor Firass Dirani in the 2010 television miniseries Underbelly: The Golden Mile.

Following an incident in April 2011 involving NRL Roosters players Todd Carney and Anthony Watts, the NSW Government ordered an inquiry into whether the Trademark hotel, located in Kings Cross and owned by Ibrahim, breached laws on the responsible service of alcohol.

In 2014 the Australian Financial Review published a detailed profile on Ibrahim.

In 2017, some of his sons were having a holiday in Dubai, UAE and they were arrested for doing drugs.

They were deported to Australia.