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Jacob Safra (Arabic: يعقوب صفرا; 1891 – 27 May 1963) was a Syrian banker and patriarch of the Safra family. [1][2][3][4] The Safras were bankers and gold traders engaged in the financing of trade between Beirut, Aleppo, Istanbul and Alexandria. [5]
Oct 8, 2023 · Joseph Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian heir to a venerable line of financiers, was losing his grip on a $25bn global empire of banks, property and agribusiness interests he had steadily built up...
When the Ottoman empire began to unravel at the beginning of the twentieth century, Jacob Safra (father of Joseph and brother Edmond Safra) separated himself from the family business, Safra...
Apr 4, 2022 · The four adult children of the late Brazilian banking tycoon Joseph Safra, who died in December 2020, inherited a bit less than half of his fortune. Jacob Safra, 45, is responsible for the...
Sep 3, 2022 · Jacob Safra, Edmond’s father, had been the president of the Beirut Jewish community. “From a very young age, the mantle of leadership, of sponsorship, of both Beirut and Aleppo...
The J. Safra Group is an international network of companies controlled by the Vicky Safra family, comprising banking and financial institutions and industrial operations. It is present in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and the Caribbean.
In 1914, Jacob Safra settled in Beirut, and he opened his first Bank, Banque Jacob E. Safra, in 1920. It quickly prospered, benefiting from a massive influx of Syrian businessmen and merchants who became Jacob's customer base.
