Michel Harajchi, son of Suisse Security Bank chairman Mohammed Harajchi, is applying for Bahamian citizenship.
The 32 year old told The Tribune yesterday that he made the decision to apply for citizenship last week.
Mr. Harajchi said he has lived in Nassau for 22 years, has been married to a Bahamian for nine years and the couple have a child who is a Bahamian citizen.
“I figured after all this time that it was about time that I decided whether or not I would spend the rest of my life here and the answer was absolutely yes,” he said.
This is Mr. Harajchi’s first Bahamian citizenship application.
Mr. Harajchi said that his father is a permanent resident of he Bahamas and a “number of years ago” submitted a citizenship application, “maybe under the old PLP”.
He said the idea to apply crossed his mind once or twice previously but he hadn’t thought about it seriously until last week.
Notice of Mr. Harajchi’s citizenship application was published in newspapers on Saturday.
He said he was not sure if he would have to give up his German citizenship, but added that he knows the application takes “quite a long time” and he would have time to think about it.
Mr. Harajchi, who described his job at the East Bay offices as a” little bit of everything”, said he was not sure about his plans for the future.
Mr. Harajchi said what he likes most about living in The Bahamas are the people.
“I’ve been in the States and in Europe and Bahamian people as a whole are some of the most friendly people anywhere,” he said.
