Michael Latifi

{{short description|Canadian businessman}}

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| name = Michael Latifi

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| birth_name = Mehrdad Latifi

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1962|10}}

| birth_place = Imperial State of Iran

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| education = McGill University (BS, MBA){{cite web |title=The inspiration behind the Latifi's philanthropy |url=https://health.sunnybrook.ca/magazine/spring-2018/latifi-philanthropy/ |website=Your Health Matters |date=3 May 2018}}

| occupation = Businessman, investor, philanthropist

| years_active = 1980–present

| known_for = Sofina Foods, Inc.
McLaren Group

| spouse = Maria Helena Russo

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| relatives = Nicholas Latifi (son)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.sofinafoods.com}}

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Michael Mehrdad Latifi (born October 1962 in Iran){{cite web |title= Michael Mehrdad Latifi |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/z4ACoZ_R9it5Tn4OZ1mTqFufOaU/appointments |publisher=Companies House |access-date=9 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Michael Latifi makes major McLaren investment |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/michael-latifi-makes-major-mclaren-investment_sto6765436/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |date=21 May 2018}} is an Iranian-Canadian billionaire businessman. He is the owner, Chairman and CEO of Sofina Foods Inc., a Markham, Ontario-based manufacturer of food products. Sofina acquired Lilydale in a C$130 million deal in 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.foodserviceandhospitality.com/sofina-foods-to-acquire-lilydale-in-130m-deal/|title=Sofina Foods to Acquire Lilydale in $130M Deal - Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine|website=foodserviceandhospitality.com|date=19 February 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2018}} and Santa Maria Foods ULC, an importer and distributor of specialty Italian brands, in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.foodserviceandhospitality.com/sofina-acquires-santa-maria/|title=Sofina Acquires Santa Maria - Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine|website=foodserviceandhospitality.com|date=26 March 2012 |access-date=June 10, 2018}}

He was born in Iran and immigrated to Canada. During his teenage years, he worked at McDonald's.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-latifi/ |title=Michael Latifi |publisher=Forbes |access-date=March 3, 2025}}

Through the investment company Nidala (BVI) Limited, which is controlled by Latifi, he invested £200 million (around 270 million USD or C$350 million) in McLaren Group.{{cite web|title=Father of F2 Racer Nicholas Latifi Becomes McLaren Group Shareholder in $270M Deal - The deal has nothing to do with his son's racing career, however.|author=Daan de Geus|url=http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/20985/father-of-f2-racer-nicholas-latifi-becomes-mclaren-group-shareholder-in-270m-deal|publisher=TheDrive|date=May 21, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}{{cite magazine|title=Nicholas Latifi: Dad's McLaren investment paints wrong picture of me|author1=Scott Mitchell|author2=Jack Benyon|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136372/latifi-dad-mclaren-deal-paints-wrong-picture|magazine=Autosport|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Canadian Michael Latifi Buys $350 Million Stake in McLaren Group|author=Trackworthy|url=https://www.wheels.ca/trackworthy-blogs/canadian-michael-latifi-buys-350-million-stake-in-mclaren-group/|publisher=wheels.ca|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}

Michael is the father of racing driver Nicholas Latifi, former driver for the Williams Formula One team.