# Joseph Safra

_Brazilian banker (1938–2020)_

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> Joseph Safra (Arabic: يوسف صفرا‎; 1 September 1938 – 10 December 2020) was a Lebanese Brazilian banker and billionaire businessman. He was Brazil's richest man and the richest banker in the world, running the Brazilian banking and investment empire, Safra Group.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 September 1938 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Beirut ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P19))
- **Died:** 10 December 2020 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P570))
- **Place of death:** São Paulo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Brazil; Lebanon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P27))
- **Occupation:** banker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P106))
- **Spouse:** Vicky Safra ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P26))
- **Awards:** Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621#P166))

## About

Joseph Safra was the chairman of all Safra companies, among them Safra National Bank of New York and Banco Safra headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. In August 2020, Forbes reported Safra's estimated net worth at US$22.8 billion, the 52nd richest person in the world and richest in Brazil.

## Questions

**When was Joseph Safra born?**  
Joseph Safra was born on 1 September 1938 in Beirut.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Joseph Safra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Safra) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q731621](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731621) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Casamento de Joseph e Vicky Safra.webp by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casamento_de_Joseph_e_Vicky_Safra.webp)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Joseph Safra". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-safra. Retrieved 6 November 2026.