Edmond Jacob Safra (Arabic: ادموند يعقوب صفرا; 6 August 1932 – 3 December 1999) was a Lebanese-Brazilian billionaire banker and philanthropist of Syrian descent. He continued his family tradition of banking in Brazil and Switzerland, and was married to Lily Watkins from 1976 until his death. [4]

On December 3, 1999, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the multibillionaire banker Edmond J. Safra, along with one of his nurses, died of asphyxiation in a locked, bunker-like bathroom in a conflagration...

Sep 1, 2022 · Synagogues, hospitals, university campuses, scientific institutes, and academic scholarships around the world are named for Edmond J. Safra. But who was he? He was a man who wore only custom...

Dec 3, 1999 · PARIS -- Lebanese-born billionaire Edmond Safra died Friday in a fire that gutted his penthouse flat in Monaco after a pre-dawn break-in by two hooded attackers.

Dec 4, 1999 · DEEP MYSTERY is surrounding the murder of one of the world's wealthiest men, the banker Edmond Safra who died from smoke inhalation after two masked men set fire to his penthouse flat in Monaco....

Mar 23, 2008 · Monte Carlo has been called the safest place in the world, but for billionaire Edmond Safra it became a setting for something more sinister. Edmond Safra and Ted Maher are an unlikely pair of...

Dec 4, 1999 · Edmond J. Safra, the banker and philanthropist who died in an apparent arson at his Monaco penthouse today, built a vast banking group with Wall Street hustle and old world conservatism.

Dec 3, 1999 · Billionaire banker Edmond Safra was killed early Friday when fire engulfed his Monte Carlo home, following an attack by two hooded men, according to Monacos official press office.

Edmond J. Safra, one of the 20th century’s most accomplished bankers and a devoted philanthropist, established a major philanthropic foundation to ensure that needy individuals and organizations would continue to receive his assistance and encouragement for …

Mr. Edmond J. Safra was one of the most accomplished bankers of the 20th century, having established an unparalleled reputation for financial acumen and trust. Born in Beirut to a family that had started in banking at the time of the Ottoman Empire, he built a business that spanned more than thirty countries across the globe.