Museum of Middle East Modern Art, Dubai
Donald Trump (Trump Enterprises)
b. US, NYC, 1946
Father was a real estate man
Attended Wharton Business School
Works in national US real estate, mainly hotels and casinos
Has been in and out of bankruptcy with major deals
Also owns Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA
Claims he is worth $400 million but NY Tax states it as $90 million
b. UK, 1950
Father was a judge, family of lawyers, but he had dyslexia and did not go to college
He started a magazine in high school for mail order records, which became the global music brand Virgin. He sold the label to EMI in 1992 for 1 billion.
He then did Virgin Airways in 1984, Virgin Mobile in 1999, and Virgin Galactic in 2004
Also known for adventure sports and world record breaking and humanitarian support
Has been knighted by the Queen of England for work in entrepreneurship
Worth $2.4 billion
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Dubai Inc.)
b. United Arab Emerites, 1949
Raised and trained under the Islamic leadership, ruler of Dubai since 2006
He has developed Dubai as a global city, including a plan for the world’s tallest building, has even made his country into a business with purchase power called Dubai, Inc.
Worth $28 Billion
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