Vicky Safra
Greek-born philanthrophist
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Vicky Safra (Athens, 1 July, 1952) is a Greek-born billionaire; and member of the Safra family.
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Safra was born Vicky Sarfati (Βίκυ Σαρφάτη), the daughter of Fortunée (née Eskenazi) (1926–2015) and Alberto El Sarfaty (1914–2003). In 1969, she married Joseph Safra (1938–2020). Her husband died in 2020 leaving his fortune to her and their children. She heads the Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation.
She is a citizen of Greece but lives in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. She had four children with her husband: Jacob J. Safra, Esther Safra Dayan (married to Carlos Dayan, son of Sasson Dayan), Alberto J. Safra, and David J. Safra. Jacob is responsible for the international operations (Safra National Bank of New York and J. Safra Sarasin of Switzerland) while David manages Banco Safra in Brazil.
According to the Forbes list of The World's Billionaires, as of October 2021, she is worth $7.5 billion. Her children are also billionaires worth collectively $7.1 billion. As of 2021, she is the richest woman in Greece.