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Sammy Ofer (Shmuel Herskovich) was born on 22 February, 1922 in Galați, Romania, is an Israeli businessman (1922–2011). Discover Sammy Ofer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?

Popular As Shmuel Herskovich
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Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 22 February 1922
Birthday 22 February
Birthplace Galați, Romania
Date of death 3 June, 2011
Died Place Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Romania

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His wife is Aviva Ofer

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Children Eyal Ofer, Idan Ofer

Sammy Ofer Net Worth

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1922

Sammy Ofer (שמואל "סמי" עופר; born Shmuel Herskovich; 22 February 1922 – 3 June 2011) was an Israeli shipping magnate and one of the richest men in the country.

Shmuel Herskovich was born in 1922 in Galați, Romania, to a Jewish family.

1924

In 1924, his family immigrated to the then British Mandate of Palestine (present-day Israel).

The family resided in the city of Haifa.

With the start of World War II, he enlisted in the British Royal Navy.

1948

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he served in the Israeli Sea Corps.

1950

After finishing his military service, he became a shipping agent with the Eastern Conglomerate, and by 1950 had bought his first ship.

He expanded in the shipping business.

2000

This contribution was earmarked for two main purposes: $17 million for the 2000-bed fortified underground hospital and $7 million to renovate the existing departments of Surgery, Urology, and ENT.

2007

In 2007, Sammy Ofer donated $25 million to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.

2008

In March 2008, Ofer donated £20 million to London's National Maritime Museum (NMM) at Greenwich, as part of a £35 million programme of expansion.

On 10 November 2008 he was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in recognition of his involvement with maritime heritage in the United Kingdom.

He was married to Aviva Ofer.

They had two sons: Idan Ofer and Eyal Ofer.

They mainly resided in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

2010

Ofer donated £3.3 million to help complete the restoration of the Cutty Sark by 2010.

2011

Ofer's assets were partly in his exclusive ownership and partly owned together with his brother Yuli, consisting of one of the largest private shipping companies in the world, with a value of $3.6 billion in 2011.

This includes the companies ZIM, Royal Caribbean International, Israel Corporation, Israel Chemicals, Oil Refineries Ltd, Bank Mizrahi-Tfahot, and Tower Semiconductor.

The annual Forbes magazine's list of The World's Billionaires estimated in 2011 his fortune, together with his brother Yuli's, to be $10.3 billion, ranked him in 2011 as the 79th in the wealthiest people in the world, and the wealthiest man in Israel.

On 3 June 2011, Ofer died in his house in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the age of 89.

2013

In 2013, a £1.5 million donation from Eyal Ofer enabled the NMM to buy two paintings by George Stubbs from 1772.

The paintings depict a kangaroo and a dingo, and are the first depictions of Australian animals in Western art.

In 2013, Idan Ofer donated £25 million to London Business School in honor of his father, Sammy.

A new educational facility at Marylebone Town Hall was established as the Sammy Ofer Centre.

The gift was the largest in the school's history.

There is also a well-known Israeli soccer stadium named after him that he also partially funded, Sammy Ofer Stadium in the city Haifa, Israel.