Overview
- Najjar, 68, died Saturday, April 18, according to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner.
- His daughter, Katelin, posted photos and messages on Instagram that confirmed his death.
- Viewers knew him as “Big Poppa,” the off-screen benefactor tied to Kim Zolciak in early Real Housewives of Atlanta seasons.
- Officials have not released a cause of death, and Zolciak has not publicly commented.
- The Atlanta developer was known for a lavish Buckhead mansion that later sold and sustained a 2025 fire when no one was inside.