Vicky Safra

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Vicky Safra
Born
Vicky Sarfati

(1952-07-01) 1 July 1952 (age 71)
CitizenshipGreece
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouse Joseph Safra
Children4, including Alberto J. Safra [1]

Vicky Safra (Athens, 1 July 1952) [2] is a Greek-born billionaire; and member of the Safra family.

Biography

Safra was born Vicky Sarfati (Βίκυ Σαρφάτη), [3] the daughter of Fortunée (née Eskenazi) (1926–2015) and Alberto El Sarfaty (1914–2003). [4] In 1969, she married Joseph Safra (1938–2020). [5] Her husband died in 2020 leaving his fortune to her and their children. [2] She heads the Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation. [2]

She is a citizen of Greece but lives in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. [2] She had four children with her husband: Jacob J. Safra, Esther Safra Dayan (married to Carlos Dayan  [ pt ], son of Sasson Dayan), Alberto J. Safra, and David J. Safra. [6] Jacob is responsible for the international operations (Safra National Bank of New York and J. Safra Sarasin of Switzerland) while David manages Banco Safra in Brazil. [6]

According to the Forbes list of The World's Billionaires , as of October 2021, she is worth $7.5 billion. [2] [7] Her children are also billionaires worth collectively $7.1 billion. [2] [7] As of 2021, she is the richest woman in Greece. [8]

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References

  1. "Forbes profile: Joseph Safra". Forbes. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "– #339 Vicky Safra". The World's BillionairesThe World's BillionairesForbes . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. "World's richest banker whose ancestors financed camel caravans". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 December 2020. He is survived by his wife Vicky Sarfati and their three sons (who now run the family businesses) and a daughter.
  4. Farhi, Alain. "Joseph Safra / Vicky Sarfaty". farhi.org – Les Fleurs de l'Orient. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. "Morre aos 82 anos banqueiro Joseph Safra". Istoe (in Portuguese). 12 October 2020. Em 1969, casou-se com Vicky Sarfaty, com quem teve 4 filhos e 14 netos
  6. 1 2 "Court Accepts Charges Against Brazil Banker Joseph Safra". Jewish Voice. 27 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 Campos, Álvaro (15 October 2021). "Benchimol e mais 10 brasileiros entram na lista de bilionários da Forbes". Valor Investe (in Portuguese).
  8. Kontogianni, Bella (20 May 2021). "Vicky Safra: Meet the Wealthiest Greek Woman in the World". Greek Reporter.