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''Runar Søgaard'' (born 27 June 1967 in [[Kongsvinger]], [[Hedmark]], [[Norway]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] leadership trainer, life-coach and motivational speaker. He was earlier married to singer [[Carola Häggkvist]].<ref>Alexander Klanderud:[http://www.glomdalen.no/kultur/article3659748.ece Runar Søgaard gifter seg] (in Norwegian) Glomdalen.no, July 9, 2008.</ref>
In May 2004 he created some reaction during a speech in [[Stockholm]], by saying that the [[Islam]]ic prophet [[Muhammad]] had been a [[pedophile]].<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,633287,00.html Aftonbladet: "Runar går till attack mot islam"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419083742/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,633287,00.html |date=19 April 2005 }}</ref> This led to some condemnation and protests. During the same sermon he also made disparaging remarks about [[Jesus]] and [[Gautama Buddha|Siddharta]]. Søgaard received threats from radical [[Islamists]]. Author and columnist [[Jan Guillou]] at the [[Aftonbladet]] news paper called for calm and wrote "it would be of great harm for Sweden's Muslims if Søgaard was harmed".<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,638947,00.html Aftonbladet: "Runars martyrskap vore en skada för landets muslimer"]</ref>
In 2012 his business Vinger Consulting AB was threatened with bankruptcy following a lawsuit by On Strategies LLC.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlsen|first=Carina Charlotte|title=Runar Søgaard trues med konkurs|url=http://www.na24.no/article3525730.ece|accessdate=7 December 2012|newspaper=NA24|date=05.12.12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hellberg|first=Magnus|title=Runar Sögaard krävs på pengar|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/runar-sogaard-kravs-pa-pengar/|accessdate=7 December 2012|newspaper=[[Expressen]] |date=12 March 2012 |language=Swedish }}</ref> In November 2014, Søgaard was convicted for a third time of violating accounting laws, and sentenced by [[Nacka]] district court to two months of prison. Søgaard has declared he will appeal the sentence.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mogen |first=Trym |date=18 November 2014 |title=Kjendispastor Runar Søgaard dømt til fengsel |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/11/18/nyheter/runar_sogaard/sverige/36302411/ |newspaper=[[Dagbladet]] |location= |accessdate=18 November 2014 |language=Norwegian }}</ref>
From 1990 to 2000 Søgaard was married to the successful Swedish singer [[Carola Häggkvist]]. Together they have a son, Amadeus, born in 1998. He married for a second time in 2008 and has two sons in that marriage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vassbotten|first=Arve|title=Runar Søgaard ble pappa for tredje gang|url=http://www.seher.no/890054/runar-soegaard-ble-pappa-for-tredje-gang|accessdate=7 December 2012|newspaper=Seher|date=18 February 2012 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Søgaard is a good friend of [[Swedish people|Swedish]]-[[Nigeria]]n artist [[Dr. Alban]], retired footballer [[Thomas Brolin]] and table tennis player [[Jan-Ove Waldner]]. They are often seen together in [[Stockholm]].{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.runar.org Runar Søgaard], official website
== References ==
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