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How Carlos Slim Helu Become World's Richest

Written by madmax

Sunday, 28 August 2011 11:36

Carlos Slim Helu started his business at age 12. At that time he bought shares of a bank in Mexico. From the deal, Slim pioneered the business empire that he craved. Mexican boy's dream come true mulatto Lebanon. Now, at age 71, he officially became the world's richest man according to the 2010 version of the leading business magazine, Forbes. Carlos Slim Helu actually has a business empire, including the telecommunications company Telefonos de Baja california (Telmex) and cellular telephone operator, America Movil. He also has a firm Grupo Sanborns shopping centers, as well as many other companies in the Carso Group, which employs about 210,000 people in Mexico. Currently, according to Forbes magazine, Slim has assets of U.S. $ 74 billion. Increase from last year was only U.S. $ 53.5 billion. Ownership of these assets makes Slim the richest of the world according to Forbes magazine. Two consecutive Slim beat Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and the owner of the business empire of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. Based on his official website pages, the son of Lebanese immigrant named Julián Slim Haddad was born in the city of Mexico City, January 28, 1940. Despite having the talent business since young, Slim must meet the demands of parents, the school up to graduate. After graduating with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Engineering, Slim then seriously pursue the business that became his talent. Slim's business continues to evolve so as to bring him into a conglomerate. Though now no longer interfere in the management of most companies because it was taken over by children as well as law, Slim remains active to determine a strategy for expansion of business enterprises, in humanitarian activities, construction of roads and buildings, and in getting a stake in the New York Times, and various other expansion efforts. Slim pocketed a reputation as a man who could change the fate of troubled companies into success stories and are always looking for business opportunities, although the competitors accused him of monopolistic practices in the telecommunications market. His luck came in 1982 with the privatization of Telmex by the Mexican government. Telmex currently dominates the wired telephone and Internet access markets in Mexico. In the last two years, Slim's investment focus on Latin America where the group companies spread over 18 countries through America Movil and investment in infrastructure. Slim is a widower and father of six children. She married Lebanese-Mexican woman, Soumaya Domit, for more than 30 years until her death in 1999. The combination of the name of Carlos and Soumaya create Carso name. Slim who pleaded not like pomp and rah-rah also has a number of foundations and organizations to help the most suffer in society. Baseball fans are also actively promote culture and sport. "How does it feel to be the richest man in the world and live in a country with 50 million poor people?" asked a reporter once, as quoted from page Earth Times. Slim seemed annoyed by the question. "I would not bring anything when I die," replied the man who until now remained in Mexico City is. "From my position as a businessman, I always feel a great responsibility for my country, and I have acted appropriately. The challenge in my life is to improve health conditions, education, and create jobs," continues Slim.