Within the thirty eighth Forbes’ World’s Billionaires checklist detailing the globe’s most prosperous people for 2024, Lebanon boasted six people on the checklist, with a collective web value reaching $11.8 billion.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati was main the Lebanese contingent, and likewise the co-founder of M1 Funding Firm, whose wealth was estimated at $2.8 billion, securing him the eighth regional spot and the 1187th globally.
Taha Mikati, one other co-founder of M1 Funding Firm, adopted intently, with an equivalent web value of $2.8 billion, putting him ninth regionally and 1187th globally.
Moreover, Bahaa Hariri, founding father of Horizon Group, amassed round $2.1 billion, incomes him the twelfth regional place and the 1545th world rank.
Robert Mouawad, the chairman of the Board of Mouawad Jewellery Firm, possessed an estimated wealth of $1.5 billion, positioning him sixteenth regionally and 2046th globally.
Ayman Hariri, co-founder and CEO of Vero ranked seventeenth regionally and 2152nd globally, with an approximate wealth of $1.4 billion.
Trailing barely behind was Fahd Hariri, Chairman of the Actual Property Portfolio Board of UJAIR, with an estimated wealth of $1.2 billion, securing him the twenty first regional spot and 24010th globally.
Forbes famous the pivotal position of synthetic intelligence in introducing new figures to the billionaire checklist.
Furthermore, girls comprised roughly 13% of the world’s billionaires, accounting for 269 people out of the whole 2,781, amassing a mixed wealth of $1.8 trillion, showcasing an uptick from the earlier 12 months.
Wealth assessments had been primarily based on inventory costs and forex trade charges as of March 8, 2024.
Lebanese people constantly attempt to safe positions on Forbes Lists throughout numerous domains.
In November 2023, 14 Lebanese abilities had been featured amongst Forbes Center East’s prestigious “30 Below 30” checklist.
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