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Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

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Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Born
Rafaela Diamant

(1945-03-26) 26 March 1945 (age 79)
CitizenshipItalian[1]
Occupation(s)Founder, Mediterranean Shipping Company
SpouseGianluigi Aponte
Children2

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is an Italian billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.[1]

As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 MARCH 2024, Gianluigi Aponte is ranked #48 with a net worth of $33.1 Billion.[2]

Early life

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Aponte-Diamant was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. As a child, she and her parents then immigrated to Switzerland, where her father worked as an executive banker in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]

Personal life

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Aponte-Diamant is married to Gianluigi Aponte, an Italian businessman. They met when she was a passenger on a boat of which he was the captain.[4][5] They have two children, Diego Aponte and Alexa Aponte Vago, who are respectively CEO and CFO of MSC.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gandhi, Jamila (2023-07-14). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ "The Richest People In The World".
  3. ^ "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ^ "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-22.