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Carlos Slim: The Richest Man In The World and the Nationalist
A reporter once asked Carlos Slim “How does it feel to be the richest man in the world and live in a country with 50 million poor people?”
Slim seemed annoyed by the question. “I would not bring anything when I die,” replied the man who until now remained in Mexico City is.
“From my position as a businessman, I always feel a great responsibility for my country, and I had acted appropriately. The challenge in my life is to improve health conditions, education, and create jobs,” said Slim.
Who is Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim started his business at the age of 12 years. At that time he bought shares of a bank in Mexico. Of the deal, Slim pioneered the business empire that he craved. The Mexican boy’s dream come true mulatto Lebanon. Now, at age 71 years, he officially became the world’s richest man according to the 2010 version of the leading business magazine, Forbes.
Slim actually has a business empire, including the telecommunications company Telefonos de Baja california (Telmex) and cellular telephone operator, America Movil. He also has a firm Grupo Sanborns shopping centers, as well as many other companies in the Carso Group, which employs about 210,000 people in Mexico.
Currently, according to Forbes magazine, Slim has assets of U.S. $ 74 billion or around Rp666 trillion. Increase from last year was only U.S. $ 53.5 billion. Ownership of these assets makes Slim becomes world’s richest man according to Forbes magazine. Two consecutive Slim beat Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and the owner of Berkshire Hathaway business empire, Warren Buffett.
Based on the official website pages, the son of Lebanese immigrant named Julián Slim Haddad was born in the city of Mexico City, January 28, 1940. Despite having the talent business since young, Slim must meet the demands of parents, ie up to graduate school. After graduating with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Engineering, Slim and serious business to pursue his talent. Slim’s business continues to evolve so as to bring him to become a conglomerate.
His luck came in 1982 with the privatization of Telmex by the Mexican government. Telmex currently dominates the wired telephone and Internet access market in Mexico.
In the past two years, Slim’s investment focus on Latin America in which group companies spread over 18 countries through America Movil and investment in infrastructure.
Slim is a widower and father of six children. She married women-Mexican of Lebanese descent, Soumaya Domit, for more than 30 years until her death in 1999. The combination of the name of Carlos and Soumaya create the name Carso.
Slim who claim to not like the pomp and rah-rah also has a number of foundations and organizations to assist the most affected in the community. Baseball fans are also actively promote culture and sport.