Less than three years after Salim Mehajer made headlines with his lavish wedding, the controversial Sydney businessman is behind bars and bankrupt.
His dream of becoming prime minister is well and truly shattered, as he continues to fight legal battles including electoral fraud claims and charges he breached an AVO taken out by his former wife.
The former Auburn deputy mayor was declared bankrupt by Federal Court Circuit judge Justin Smith on Tuesday.
He rejected his lawyer’s argument that the bankruptcy notice was invalid.
The petitioning creditor for the bankruptcy order was the liquidator of Mehajer’s own company, SM Project Developments, over a debt of about $200,000.
The application was supported by other creditors including the…