Henry Jacques Ninio

Henry Jacques Ninio (27 October 1935 – 22 September 2023)[1][2] was an Egyptian-born Australian pharmacist, entrepreneur and politician who served as the 75th Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, South Australia.

He attended Cairo University before migrating with his family to Adelaide in 1956, graduating as a pharmacist in 1960.

[3] He established the Piaf Perfumery chain and Simes Australia with his business partner Alex Siros.

[3] He served as councillor in Gray ward on the Adelaide City Council and then Alderman before being elected Lord Mayor in 1995.

His daughter, Jacqueline, became a rabbi at the Emanuel Synagogue in Sydney.