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.[3] After graduating, Slim expanded on his father's ownings of real estate in Mexico City. By age 26, he was worth $40 million.[4] 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.[5]
Carlos Slim | |
|---|---|
 Carlos Slim, October 24, 2007 | |
| Born | January 28, 1940 Mexico City, Mexico |
| 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 |
In late January 2021, Slim was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the pandemic in Mexico.[6]
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