Israel’s richest resident

Shari Arison is Israel’s wealthiest resident with a USD 5.5 billion net worth, according to Forbes annual list; Bill Gates tops list, again
By Ynetnews

TEL AVIV - Billionaire heiress Shari Arison is Israel’s wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of USD 5.5 billion, according to Forbes Magazine’s annual list.

The 47-year-old mother of four is a Bank Hapoalim stakeholder and also inherited a stake in the Carnival cruise line from her late father, Ted Arison

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Shari Arison ranked 84th in the magazine’s annual list of the world’s wealthiest, topped by Microsoft Corp. founder and chairman Bill Gates for the 11th straight year.

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Gates’ wealth is estimated at USD 46.5 billion.

The next Israelis on the list are brothers Sammy and Yuli Ofer, who own the Israel Corp. The two have an estimated wealth of USD 3.1 billion and ranked 188th on this year’s Forbes list.

Behind them, with an estimated wealth of USD 2.6 million is diamond mogul and real-estate tycoon Lev Leviev, who ranked 228th on the list.