The Story of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was full with groundbreaking achievements in the technology industry before his death in 2011 after a battle with illness.
However, his personal life, especially his family history, tells a complex story of emotional details and unfulfilled connections.
Jobs was adopted by an American family, but a lesser-known fact is that he met his biological father several times without either of them knowing.
The Story of Steve Jobs Birth.
Born in 1955 to Abdulfattah “John” Jandali and Joanne Schieble, Jobs faced a pivotal moment in his life early on.
His mother decided to give him up for adoption due to the strong opposition of Schieble’s father to her relationship with Jandali.
Who was of Syrian nationality.
Jandali said: “I was in love with Joanne. But unfortunately, her father was a tyrant and prevented her from marrying me because I was from Syria.”
Jobs was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up unaware of his biological roots.
He reunited with his biological mother and sister, Mona, after his adoptive mother’s death in 1986.
In 2006, Jandali discovered that Jobs was his son.
He attempted to contact him, but Jobs rebuffed him.
Jobs’ reaction to learning about his biological father was mixed.
At times, he felt curious and interested in getting to know him. At other times, he felt fear and trepidation about interacting with him.
Jobs Doesn’t know much about his biological father …
In a 2008 interview, Jobs said: “I don’t know much about my biological father.
I tried to reach out to him, but he wasn’t interested.”
Jobs died in 2011 before he could build a relationship with his biological father.
The story of Jobs and Jandali leaves many questions unanswered.
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Why did Jobs refuse to connect with his biological father? Did he fear exploitation? Was he ashamed of his Syrian heritage?
These questions may remain unanswerable, but the story of Jobs and Jandali remains a powerful one about family and identity.
The story of Steve Jobs shows that human relationships are not always simple.
And they also can be full of complexities and conflicting emotions.
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