Lily Safra

© Lily Safra

The widow of Jewish banker Edmond Safra, Lily lives in Monaco and has been actively engaged in charity for many years. Safra is a Brazilian-born philanthropist and billionaire who resides between London, Monaco and Rio de Janeiro. Through her four marriages, she gained considerable wealth through her four marriages and . moved to Monaco following her union to Edmond Safra.

She supports numerous foundations and recently donated $12 million to create a cross-disciplinary research laboratory at Harvard University. Her work with victims of Hurricane Katrina, her efforts with medical support in Israel, France, the USA and the UK, as well as her lifelong support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation have all contributed to her vast philanthropic efforts.

She is an honorary fellow of King’s College London and is an Officier of the Legion d’Honneur. Her estimated net worth is $1.3 billion.

  • Philantropist
  • 1934
  • Brazil