a native of Miami Beach, became a city commissioner in 1979 and then served three terms as mayor from 1985 to 1991, during the height of Miami's cocaine trade and Fidel Castro's infamous Mariel boatlift.
Sins of South Beach: The True Story of Corruption, Violence, Murder and the Making of Miami Beach. The first three-time mayor of Miami Beach (1985-1991), Daoud offers an honest and unabashed account of his life and career, and warns of the intoxicating nature of political power.
During her trip to Miami, FL in May of 1991, Queen Elizabeth II visits Vizcaya Museum & Gardens and meets with Miami Officials. Miami Beach Mayor, Alex Daoud, presents her with "Key to the City".
Sins of South Beach focuses on Daoud’s contributions that propelled South Beach’s transformation from crime-ridden, slum-infested neighborhood into one of the world’s premier playgrounds.
Daoud is not bashful about the seedy underside that fueled his administration, falling into a self-destructive pattern of behavior that permeated his political and personal life.
Daoud's personal life took another hit when his daughter, Kelly Hyman, sued him for ownership of his home!
Alex Daoud's ex-wife, Terri Noe, in an embarrassing DUI video:
Listen to the original song "Sins of South Beach" by Robert Raven Kraft:
Abel Holtz, co-conspirator during Alex Daoud's fall from grace, dead at 86
Daoud testified that Holtz bribed him for political favor. Holtz was sentenced to 45 days in prison. After his conviction, he could no longer run Capital Bank. Read More »
President Trump Pardons Influential Banker Abel Holtz
In 1995, he pled guilty to one count of impeding a grand jury investigation (lying about bribes paid to former mayor Alex Daoud) and was sentenced to 45 days in prison Read More »
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Miami Beach Convention Center - Dedication ceremony July 29, 1991 Photo Gallery »
