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.^[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	(1940-01-28) January 28, 1940 (age 85) 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]