born in iraq on 16 april 1961 assyrian born suleman, was only two years old when his father emanuel, an air force captain, died in a plane crash. his mother najiba, widowed at the age of 19, brought him to australia in 1976 to live with his uncle. after leaving school suleman worked as a storeman and packer. in 1989 he bought a 7-eleven store, and a second one in the early 1990s. it was also about that time that he saw there