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- [Narrator] Last year,
Lebanon ranked among
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the top 15 most
billionaire-dense countries.
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Recently, Forbes yet again
released its annual list
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for the richest
people in the world.
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So, naturally, more
than a few Lebanese
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made it onto the
prestigious list yet again.
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Among them are the richest
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self-made billionaire
in the Middle East,
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the greatest art
dealer in the world,
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the richest banker in the world,
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the richest man in Mexico,
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and even a man who
outranked Bill Gates
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for richest man in the
world three years in a row.
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Welcome to another
episode of Fact Addict
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and today we're counting down
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the top 10 Lebanese Billionaires
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that made the
Forbes list in 2020.
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Before we begin,
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So, in order of net worth,
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here are the top 10
Lebanese billionaires.
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Number 10, Manuel Moroun
and Family, $1.6 Billion.
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Although he lost $400
million since 2019,
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at 92 years old Manuel Moroun
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is still the 10th richest man
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from Lebanese
descendants in the world.
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The American-Lebanese
is old money
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and his biggest investment
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is his ownership of
Detroit's Ambassador Bridge,
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the largest border crossing
between the U.S. and Canada.
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He is also the CEO of
holding company CenTra
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and other family-held
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transportation and
logistics companies.
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Number nine, David
Nahmad, $1.9 Billion.
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David Nahmad is a Jewish-Lebanse
Monegasque art dealer
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and perhaps the "single biggest
buying force in fine arts".
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Together with his family,
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David holds several modern
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and impressionist pieces of
art worth over $3 billion.
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The Nahmad's stockpile
of arts is stored
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in a duty-free warehouse
in Geneva, Switzerland.
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According to Forbes,
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David also trades a currency
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and stock portfolio worth
more than $300 million.
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Not bad!
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Number eight, Bahaa
Hariri, $2 Billion.
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Various members of the Hariri
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family remain spread out across
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the Billionaire Forbes list,
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and with a net worth
of $2 billion dollars,
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Bahaa Hariri sits on top
of the Hariri pyramid.
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Bahaa inherited most of his
fortune from his late father,
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former Lebanese Prime
Minister Rafic Al-Hariri.
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Using his dad's money,
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Bahaa has founded the real
estate company Horizon Group,
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with investments in
Beirut and Jordan.
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He also owns the majority
of Globe Express Services,
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a logistics company found
in more than 100 countries!
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Number seven, Alec
Gores, $2 Billion.
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Alec Gores is the
brother of Tom Gores
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and are both from the
Gergious family in Lebanon.
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Alec Gores didn't make it
on last year's Forbes list,
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but this year he jumped up
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and now holds a steady
spot on the 2020 list
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with a net worth
of over $2 billion.
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Gores founded the tech firm
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Executive Business
Systems in 1978
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but eventually sold it
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and used the proceeds
to launch his own
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private equity career
known as The Gores Group.
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Brothers Alec and
Tom worked together
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at the beginning
of their careers
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but parted in 1995 to pursue
different professions.
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Number six, Najib
Mikati, $2.2 Billion.
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Mikati is the wealthiest
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self-made billionaire
in the Middle East.
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He and his brother Taha founded
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the company Investcom in 1982,
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selling satellite phones
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at the height of
Lebanon's civil war
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and later started out
their own holding company.
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The Mikati brothers used to hold
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a joint place on the Forbes
list until just last year.
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Now, Najib Mikati
boasts a net worth
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of $2.2 billion dollars
and ranks all on his own.
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Aside from his
business ventures,
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Najib Mikati has
also served twice
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as Lebanon's Prime
Minister in 2011 to 2014,
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and in 2005 during a
caretaker government.
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Number five, Taha
Mikati, $2.2 Billion.
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Tying for spot number five
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is Najib Mikat's
other half, Taha.
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Taha has co-founded, along
with his brother Najib Mikati,
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Beirut-based holding
company M1 Group.
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The Mikati brothers
are known in Lebanon
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for their wealth and billions
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and brother Taha boasts
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an equally large net worth
of $2.2 billion dollars.
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The M1 Group's
investments include
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stakes in South African
telecom firm MTN,
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fashion retailer Pepe Jeans,
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and prime real estate in New
York, London, and Monaco.
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They have recently expanded
their business in Africa
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by building cellphone towers,
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so their net worth is only
bound to grow for years to come.
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Number four, Tony
Tamer, $4 Billion.
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Tamer is the co-CEO
of HIG Capital,
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a private equity firm with
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$34 billion under
their management.
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He co-founded the private
equity firm in 1993
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with another Lebanese
businessman, Samer Mnaymneh.
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Tony Tamer may not
have scored a place
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in the 2019's Real-Time
Billionaire Forbes,
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but he sure did now in 2020
with a $4 billion net worth,
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making him the
fourth richest man
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with Lebanese
origins in the world,
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and that's saying something!
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Number three, Tom
Gores, $5.7 Billion.
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On spot number three, we
have Alec Gores' richer half,
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Tom Gores from the
Gergious family.
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And while his name
may sound American,
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his birth name Tewfiq Gergious
sounds a lot more Lebanese.
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After splitting ways with
brother Alex in 1995,
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Tom Gores founded the
Platinium Equity firm,
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and with a current net worth
of $5.7 billion dollars
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he has done quite
well for himself.
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The Lebanese-American
investor began his career
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by stocking shelves
at his father's
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small grocery store in Flint.
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Today, you might best
know Gores from sports,
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as he became the owner of
the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
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Number two, Joseph
Safra, $20.4 Billion.
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Joseph Safra is the richest
banker in the world.
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He has preserved the dynasty
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and legacy of his
brother Edmond Safra
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and the whole Safra
family for decades.
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Since last year alone,
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he has gained $3 billion
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and his wealth is only
set to grow in the future!
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Safra owns Banco
Safra in Brazil,
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the eighth largest
bank in Mexico,
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and J. Safra Sarasin
in Switzerland.
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He also owns 50% of banana
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grower Chiquita
Brands International,
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the other 50% is
owned by Brazilian
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orange juice billionaire
Jose Cutrale.
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Between his bananas and banking,
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Joseph Safra boasts a new
worth of $20.4 billion.
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Number one, Carlos Slim Helu
and Family, $47.7 Billion.
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Ending our list is the
richest man in Mexico,
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Carlos Slim Helu.
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The Lebanese-Mexican businessman
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tops Lebanon's
richest personalities.
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Helu and his family
control Latin America's
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biggest mobile telecom
firm America Movil.
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He was the first to
introduce a phone company
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in Mexico with Telmex in 1990.
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Telmex is now part of the
thriving America Movil.
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Helu also owns 17%
of The New York Times
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and has stakes in
Mexican constructions,
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consumer goods, mining,
and real estate companies.
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Helu was the richest
man in the world
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in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
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He was only outranked
by Bill Gates in 2014
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and reigned on the
throne of number five
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in the year 2019 with a
net worth of $64 Billion.
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This year, his
riches have made him
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the 16th richest
man in the world
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with a respectable net
worth of $47.7 billion.
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And that's it for today's video!
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Were you surprised
to see how many
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Lebanese billionaires
there are in the world?
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