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Candidate Profile

Raef Bjayou

Raef Bjayou

FiredWeek 9
Age27
CareerEntrepreneur
QualificationsBA (Hons) Politics and History from the University of Exeter
Home TownNorth West London

"I am a terrific conversationalist and raconteur with stories to tell..."

Self-employed Raef Bjayou runs his own import and export company. Raef believes he has the charisma and cross-the-board appeal needed to win The Apprentice. A public schoolboy and former estate agent, he has worked in various sectors of the property industry. He has spent two  years working abroad; the first in overseas property sales in America and throughout the Caribbean, and the second as a volunteer on Ethiopian charity projects. Raef is a life member of the Exeter University debating society as well as a member of the National Geographic Society. He includes spending time with his girlfriend, acting, lawn tennis, antiquarian book collecting and cognac among his interests.

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