Sir Asher Alexander Joel KBE, AO (4 May 1912 – 12 November 1998)[1] was an Australian public figure and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 20 years.
[3] In 1946 he founded Asher Joel Pty Ltd, a public relations firm.
During the course of his career, he helped to organise a number of large-scale events, acting in an honorary capacity: He was also heavily involved with the establishment of the Sydney Opera House.
At Joel's funeral in 1998, Rabbi Raymond Apple of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, described Joel as an "Australian legend", having "walked with kings, queens, princes of the Church... with a genuine aristocracy of personality and presence.
"[5] Joel was survived by his wife Lady Joel (née Sybil Jacobs, 1924–2024),[6] children Richard, David, Michael, Alexandra and grandchildren Natasha, Phoebe, Bennett, Alina, Arabella and Nicholas.