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Selim Zilkha is a prominent Iraqi-American businessman and philanthropist. He was born in 1927 in Baghdad, Iraq, and is the founder of Zilkha & Co., a private investment firm. He is also the founder of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the University of Southern California. Selim Zilkha is a self-made billionaire who has achieved success through hard work and dedication. He is a highly respected figure in the business world and is known for his philanthropic activities. He has donated millions of dollars to various charities and organizations, including the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute. Selim Zilkha is 96 years old and has an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. He is married to his wife, Mary, and has three children. He is an active member of the Jewish community and is a major donor to the American Jewish Committee.

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Born 1927, 1927
Birthday 1927
Birthplace Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death September 16, 2022
Died Place Bel Air, California, U.S.
Nationality Iraq

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Who Is Selim Zilkha's Wife?

His wife is Diane Bashi (divorced)

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Parents Khedouri Zilkha
Wife Diane Bashi (divorced)
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Children 2, including Michael Zilkha

Selim Zilkha Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Selim Zilkha worth at the age of years old? Selim Zilkha’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. He is from Iraq. We have estimated Selim Zilkha's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2010

In 2010, he became the co-owner of Zilkha Biomass Energy, which owns timberland and which makes pellet biofuel in Texas. He was also the co-owner of Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California, until 2019.

2002

In 2002, he donated $20 million to complete a Neurogenetic Institute in Los Angeles.

2001

In 2001, his net worth was estimated at US$700 million.

1982

In 1982, he invested $28 million in Towner Petroleum and, in 1998, he sold his investment for $1 billion.

1981

Zilkha then moved to the UK, where he bought the 50-store W.J. Harris nursery furniture chain, which he renamed Mothercare, and expanded it until it had over 400 stores. He sold his interest in Mothercare in 1981 and moved back to the United States.

1962

He married Diane Bashi, the daughter of a wealthy Lebanese banker. They had divorced by 1962, before she was 25, and she married the British politician Harold Lever (later Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester).

1947

Zilkha worked in finance in the family firm, Zilkha & Sons, from 1947 to 1960.

1927

Selim Zilkha (born 1927) is an Iraqi-born British entrepreneur, who founded Mothercare, one of the UK's largest retail chains until it was put into administration in 2019.

Zilkha was born in 1927 in Baghdad to an Iraqi Jewish family, the son of the banker Khedouri Zilkha, and raised in Lebanon, Egypt and the United States. He was educated at the Horace Mann School in New York City and Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was in the US Army during the Second World War.

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