Maritsa Lazari

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Maritsa Lazari
BornOctober 1943 (age 80)
Dora, Cyprus
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse
(m. 1965;died 2015)
Children3

Maritsa Lazari (born October 1943) is a Cyprus-born British billionaire businesswoman. She was married to the Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer Chris Lazari until his death in 2015. As of May 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$2.7 billion. [1]

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Early life

Maritsa Lazari was born in October 1943 [2] in Cyprus. She emigrated with her family to London at the age of 16. [1]

Lazari met her future husband and fellow Cypriot Chris Lazari in the UK and the couple married in 1965. [1]

Career

Chris Lazari created a successful fashion line, Drendie Girl, and in 1978 the couple used profits from the company to invest in commercial property. [1]

Maritsa was a director of the property investment business, Lazari Investments, from its founding. She is listed as a founder of a business. [3]

Lazari Investments owns a number of commercial and residential developments in London, including the Brunswick Centre. [4]

Personal life

Maritsa lives in London, UK, and has three children. [1] The family founded the Christo Lazari Foundation in 2017, which supports Cypriot, Greek Orthodox and medical causes. The Foundation donated £3.25m of investment property to the children's charity Radiomarathan. [5]

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References

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