Now, Sajwani, who has had close ties with Trump and his family over the years, seemingly has plans to supercharge the firm’s U.S. investment. Sajwani, who is in his early 70s, was at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach when Trump made the announcement of Damac’s data centers bet.

Dubai property firm Damac Properties plans to invest $20B in data centers across the U.S., President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The investments will be made across the Midwest and Sunbelt regions.