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Selim Zilkha was born on 7 April, 1927 in Baghdad, Iraq, is an Iraqi-born British entrepreneur (born 1927). Discover Selim Zilkha'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 95 years old?

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Occupation Entrepreneur
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 7 April, 1927
Birthday 7 April
Birthplace Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death 16 September, 2022
Died Place Bel Air, California, U.S.
Nationality Iraq

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Selim Zilkha Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Selim Zilkha's Wife?

His wife is Diane Bashi (divorced)

Family
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 2023-2024. So, how much is Selim Zilkha worth at the age of 95 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 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Founder

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1927

Selim Khedouri Zilkha (7 April 1927 – 16 September 2022) was 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.

1947

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

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.

1962

They had divorced by 1962, before she was 25, and she married the British politician Harold Lever (later Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester).

They had a son, Michael Zilkha, the co-founder of ZE Records, and a daughter, Nadia Zilkha.

Zilkha died on 16 September 2022.

1981

He sold his interest in Mothercare in 1981 and moved back to the United States.

1982

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

2001

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

2002

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

2010

In 2010, he became the co-owner of Zilkha Biomass Energy, which owns timberland and which makes pellet biofuel in Texas.

2019

He was also the co-owner of Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Inc. in San Luis Obispo, California, until 2019.

He married Diane Bashi, the daughter of a wealthy Lebanese banker.