The amazing life of Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi - from refugee to tech superstar

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On Sunday, Uber's board offered the top job at the company to Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Expedia.

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The job, should he accept it, represents just another milestone for the 48-year old Khosrowshahi, who has lived an extraordinary life of both hardship and influence.

He is now firmly in the spotlight as he takes over the Valley's most valuable startup - worth more than $60 billion -and one that's been under a microscope due to its meteoric growth and its well-chronicled troubles.

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Here's the incredible story of Khosrowshahi's journey from refugee to tech mogul:

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