Ezra Zilkha | |
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Born | Ezra Khedouri Zilkha July 31, 1925 Baghdad, Iraq |
Died | October 2, 2019 New York City, U.S. | (aged 94)
Nationality | Iraqi, American |
Occupation | Financier |
Spouse | Cecile Iny |
Children | 3, including Donald Zilkha |
Parent | Khedouri Zilkha |
Relatives |
Selim Zilkha (brother) Abdullah Zilkha (brother) Maurice Zilkha (brother) |
Ezra Khedouri Zilkha (July 31, 1925 – October 2, 2019) was an American financier and philanthropist.
Ezra Zilkha was born on July 31, 1925, [1] in Baghdad, the son of the banker Khedouri Zilkha. [2] He grew up in Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, and New York City. [2]
Zilkha worked for the family's banking businesses in Hong Kong, London, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Paris, before working for various companies in the US, [2] In 1985, his net worth was estimated at US$150 million. [3] and Zilkha was in the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. [2]
He was president of Zilkha & Sons from 1956, president of Intermediate Corporation from 1991. [4]
His philanthropy especially in education, the arts and for the disabled, was "formidable". [2] He was a trustee of the International Center for the Disabled and The American Society of the French Legion of Honor, a trustee emeritus of Wesleyan University, and an honorary trustee of the Brookings Institution. [4]
In February 1950, he married Cecile Iny, and they had three children, Donald, Donna, and Bettina. [2]
Zilkha died at his home on October 2, 2019. [5]
Ezra Zilkha | |
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Born | Ezra Khedouri Zilkha July 31, 1925 Baghdad, Iraq |
Died | October 2, 2019 New York City, U.S. | (aged 94)
Nationality | Iraqi, American |
Occupation | Financier |
Spouse | Cecile Iny |
Children | 3, including Donald Zilkha |
Parent | Khedouri Zilkha |
Relatives |
Selim Zilkha (brother) Abdullah Zilkha (brother) Maurice Zilkha (brother) |
Ezra Khedouri Zilkha (July 31, 1925 – October 2, 2019) was an American financier and philanthropist.
Ezra Zilkha was born on July 31, 1925, [1] in Baghdad, the son of the banker Khedouri Zilkha. [2] He grew up in Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, and New York City. [2]
Zilkha worked for the family's banking businesses in Hong Kong, London, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Paris, before working for various companies in the US, [2] In 1985, his net worth was estimated at US$150 million. [3] and Zilkha was in the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. [2]
He was president of Zilkha & Sons from 1956, president of Intermediate Corporation from 1991. [4]
His philanthropy especially in education, the arts and for the disabled, was "formidable". [2] He was a trustee of the International Center for the Disabled and The American Society of the French Legion of Honor, a trustee emeritus of Wesleyan University, and an honorary trustee of the Brookings Institution. [4]
In February 1950, he married Cecile Iny, and they had three children, Donald, Donna, and Bettina. [2]
Zilkha died at his home on October 2, 2019. [5]