Simon Halabi

Simon Halabi
Born
Bassam Simon Halabi

August 1958 (age 66)
Syria
NationalityBritish
SpouseUrte
ChildrenSamuel (d. 2003)
Jacob

Bassam Simon Halabi (Arabic: سيمون حلبي born August 1958)[1] is a Syrian-born British businessman and property developer.

His wealth derived initially from his father, who was a successful businessman in Syria and backed his son in his early ventures.[2] Embarking on a series of speculative property ventures, Halabi amassed a sizeable fortune himself. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2007, he was ranked 14th richest person in Britain,[3] while the Forbes list of global billionaires listed him at no. 194 in 2007, with an estimated net worth of US $4.3 billion.[4] In 2009, Forbes ranked him no. 224 with a reduced net worth of US $2.8 billion.[5]

Although he remains a private man, he is fond of conspicuous consumption, owning a large fleet of luxury cars including Bentleys and Rolls-Royce Phantoms, as well as a 130-ft yacht.[6] He is also a convicted rapist.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "The crumbling empire of a £2 billion property tycoon - News - Evening Standard". www.thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". The Times. 14 December 1916. Retrieved 14 December 2016.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "#194 Simon Halabi". Forbes.com. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ^ "#224 Simon Halabi – The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes.com. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Leisure". The Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2016. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Violent past of billionaire Shard tycoon who tried to keep rape conviction secret". 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Tycoon who lost £3,000,000,000 fortune changed name to hide rape conviction". 26 February 2020.