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The Safra family is a prominent Brazilian family of Syrian Jewish descent. [1] [2] [3] ... son of Abram Szajman Edmond Safra, married to Marielle Nahmad, ...
Edmond J. Safra (Arabic: ادموند يعقوب صفرا; 6 August 1932 – 3 December 1999) was a Lebanese-Brazilian billionaire banker and philanthropist of Syrian descent. He continued his family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland, and was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until his death. [ 4 ]
Safra, the 67-year-old founder and principal stock owner of the Republic National Bank of New York, had Parkinson's disease and required constant care. On December 3, 1999, Maher was scheduled at the last minute to work the overnight shift caring for Safra with Vivian Torrente (one of seven other nurses who looked after Safra) at Safra's Monaco penthouse at La Belle Epoque, a four-story bank ...
By Carrie Hojnicki Joseph Safra is the richest banker in the world, according to Forbes. And, incidentally, the name Safra means yellow, or gold, in Arabic. Convenient.
Edmond J. Safra. Safra was one of the 20th century's most accomplished bankers, greatest philanthropists and one of the world's wealthiest men. In December 1999, the Lebanese-born Safra, who was ...
In fact, it is so irresistible that I found it next to impossible to put down an advance copy I received of Gilded Lily: Lily Safra: The Making Book Review: The Making of One of the World's ...
They have three children, Helly Nahmad, Joe Nahmad, and Marielle Safra. [10] Marielle is married to Edmond M. Safra, son of the late Brazilian banker Moise Safra. [11] [12] He is the 1996 Backgammon World Champion [13] and is known for betting large amounts of money on the game.
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.