QUICK FACTS
NAME
Carlos Slim Helú
BIRTH DATE
January 28, 1940
EDUCATION
National Autonomous University of Mexico
PLACE OF BIRTH
Mexico City, Mexico
Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú purchased investments following the economic crash of 1982, which later made him one of the wealthiest people in the world.
Synopsis
Carlos Slim Helú, one of the wealthiest people in the world, was born on January 28, 1940, in Mexico City to a family of Lebanese Christian immigrants. He became a billionaire after the economic crash of 1982 when he purchased investments at low prices that would later be extremely valuable. In 2000, he founded the Foundation for the Historic Centre of Mexico City to restore and save significant buildings.
