Steve Jobs had dined several times at the Mediterranean restaurant run by his biological father in San Jose, Sacramento, whom he had greeted several times. At that time, Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, as his name was, did not know that the baby he had given up for adoption would be the co-founder of Apple, neither did Jobs know that the man from Syria who often shook his hand was his father...
His sister did not reveal to her father the identity of the man who always left a tip. When she shared information about his father to Jobs, he was disappointed and asked her never to reveal the secret. Needless to say that Jobs did the same with his daughter, whom he did not acknowledge for years...
"When I was searching for my biological mother, obviously, you know, I was also simultaneously searching for my biological father and I learned a few things about him that were not very pleasant," Jobs said to his biographer in an interview. "I asked her not to tell him that we ever met... not to tell him anything about me."
It was not until 2006 that Jandali learned that Jobs was actually his son. After Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, his biological father spoke to various media about his son's health. However, he did not speak with Jobs, although he wished to.