Jacqui Safra

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Jacqui Safra
Born
Jacob Eli Safra

1940 (age 8384)
NationalitySwiss
OccupationInvestor
Partner Jean Doumanian
Parent(s)Yvette Dabbah Safra
Elie Safra
Family Edmond Safra (uncle)
Moise Safra (uncle)
Joseph Safra (uncle)
Jacob Safra (grandfather)

Jacqui (Jacob) Eli Safra (born c. 1940) is a Swiss billionaire investor from Geneva. He is a descendant of the Syrian Jewish Safra banking family. [1] [2]

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Biography

Jacqui Eli Safra is the son of Elie Safra (1922–1993) and Yvette Dabbah (1927–2006) and the nephew of Edmond Safra. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and worked in various positions at the Republic National Bank of New York. [3]

Some of Safra's investments include [4] Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Spring Mountain Vineyard (Saint Helena, California), Parknasilla Hotel and neighbouring Garinish Island (both near Sneem, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland). [5] [6]

Filmography

Under the name J.E. Beaucaire (the name of the character played by Bob Hope in the film Monsieur Beaucaire ), Safra appeared in minor roles in three movies and financed eight Woody Allen films through a production company, Sweetland Films, run with his long-time girlfriend Jean Doumanian, a former close friend of Allen. [7] [8]

Actor

Executive producer

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