Carlos Slim | |
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![]() Carlos Slim, October 24, 2007 | |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | January 28, 1940
Nationality | Mexican |
Alma mater | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
Occupation(s) | Chairman & CEO of Telmex, América Móvil and Grupo Carso |
Known for | World's richest person (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
Spouse | Soumaya Domit (m. 1967–1999, her death) |
Children | Carlos Marco Antonio Patrick Soumaya Vanessa Johanna |
Parent(s) | Julián Slim Haddad (deceased) Linda Helú[1][2] |
Website | Carlos Slim |
Carlos Slim Helú (born January 28, 1940 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman. He was the richest person in the world from 2010 to 2013. He owns the Mexican phone company Telmex, which provides a telephone service to most Mexicans.[4] After graduating, Slim expanded on his father's ownings of real estate in Mexico City. By age 26, he was worth $40 million.[5] During the 1980s and 1990s, Slim bought several companies that were bankrupt or being privatized. Slim owns about 7% of the New York Times. He is now worth $60 billion. Slim's maternal grandparents and his father were from Lebanon. In 2017, According to Forbes Carlos Slim is the world’s fifth richest person.[6]
In late January 2021, Slim was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic in Mexico.[7]