★ Private Action
Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
Trump Family Business Dealings
Filed April 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
In late April 2025, a Qatari government official in Doha signed a deal with Saudi developer Dar Global to build the complex, and Eric Trump flew in to mark it; the project routes branding and management fees to the Trump Organization.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Here a foreign government is directly party to a deal that pays the sitting president's family; Qatar was courting Trump on a second front at the same time, having donated a luxury Boeing 747 for use as a presidential plane.
In late April 2025, a Qatari government official in Doha signed a deal with Saudi-based developer Dar Global to build a new Trump-branded golf course and luxury villa complex. Eric Trump flew to Doha to mark the partnership, which will bring branding and management fees to the Trump Organization. The deal is one of six Dar Global Middle East projects with Trump branding, alongside developments in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Dubai.
Actors
Who pushed it · 2Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
- Dar Global
International subsidiary of a Saudi-based real estate firm with close ties to the Saudi royal family; signed the Qatar golf-villa partnership and channels branding/management fees to the Trump Organization.
Dar Global has paid into Trump’s orbit:
- Qatar
Qatari government counterparty whose official signed the Dar Global deal authorizing the new Trump-branded golf course and luxury villa complex.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 3Who stood to gain.
Donald TrumpReceives personal financial benefit from Trump Organization licensing income per his ongoing financial disclosure reports.
Eric TrumpPresident of the Trump Organization; flew to Doha to mark the Dar Global Qatar golf-villa partnership.
Trump OrganizationReceives branding and management fees from the Dar Global Qatar golf-villa project under Trump-family licensing.
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionSeptember 2025Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project
- ★ Private ActionDecember 2024Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah
- ★ Government ActionMay 2026DOJ settles Trump IRS suit with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in
- ★ Private ActionMay 2025Fr8Tech buys $20M in $TRUMP memecoin as trade advocacy