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CARLOS SLIM
Carlos Slim is born on January 28, in Mexico City. Slim and his siblings were taught basic business practices by their father, and at the age of 12, Slim bought shares in a Mexican bank. He completes his professional studies in civil engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1965, he incorporates Inversora Bursátil and becomes its chairman of the Board of Directors. In 1967, he married Soumaya Domit Gemayel .In 1968, he founds and heads Promotora del Hogar, S.A., a residential real estate company, and GM Maquinaria, which buys, sells and rents construction equipment. On March 29, 2007, Slim surpassed Warren Buffett as the world's second richest person with an estimated net worth of $53.1 billion compared to Buffet's $52.4 billion.He is the maxican rich person.