Early Life Carlos Slim was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico. His parents, Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú Atta, were both Maronite Catholics of Lebanese descent.

Carlos Slim still world's richest man Forbes magazine said Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu kept his perch as the richest person in the world in 2013.

Carlos Slim Helú's fortune is up almost $20 billion in a year, built amid poverty and resentment in Mexico. Now he's gaining on Warren Buffett.

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Julian Slim Haddad, Carlos's father, immigrated to Mexico from Lebanon in 1902 to escape military conscription. He eventually created highly successful import and real estate businesses worth ...

Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world The son of a Mexico City shopkeeper has built a staggering $59 billion fortune. Fortune's Stephanie Mehta tells the inside story of how he made it to the top.

Father: Julián Slim Haddad, real estate investor Mother: Linda Helú Atta Marriage: Soumaya Domit Gemayel (1966-1999, her death) ...

Self-made billionaire Carlos Slim Helú, 71, developed his business acumen at a young age and attributes his success to one person: his father. Slim, who reigned as the world's richest person from ...

He officially became Julián Slim Haddad by adding Haddad, his mother’s surname, according to the Spanish-language naming customs. In Western, non-Iberian naming conventions, Carlos Slim Helú’s name ...

Early Life Carlos Slim was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Mexico City, Mexico. His parents, Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú Atta, were both Maronite Catholics of Lebanese descent.

Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world The son of a Mexico City shopkeeper has built a staggering $59 billion fortune. Fortune's Stephanie Mehta tells the inside story of how he made it to the top.