Zadik Bino ( he, צדיק בינו; born 1943) is an Israeli businessman. In 2018, Zadik Bino ranked #1867 on the ''Forbes'' World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion.

Early life and education

Iraqi Jewish The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

descent, Bino was born in Iraq.

Career

Bino was CEO of

First International Bank of Israel The First International Bank of Israel ( he, הבנק הבינלאומי, translit=HaBank HaBeinleumi) is an Israel-based bank. Its commercial base consists primarily of large corporate clients as well as end-market consumers.

from 1978 to 1986. Two decades later, he bought the bank. In 2006, he was named "Globes Man of the Year" in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was ranked Israel's 24th-richest man in 2006 by ''

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ...

''.Israel's Richest: #24 Zadik Bino
at Forbes.com He owns majority shares in Israeli company, Paz. He has a majority stake in F.I.B.I Holdings Company, which controls the First International Bank. He also owns 51% of fuel company Paz, as well as stakes in Channel 2 licensee

Reshet Reshet ( he, רשת, ''lit.'' "Network") is an Israeli television broadcasting and production company. It was one of the two concessionaires running the Television in Israel, Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2 fr ...

, ad agency Kesher Barel, and real estate in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, London and, most recently, India. In 2006 he acquired the Ashdod refineries and completed the acquisition of Bank Otsar Ha-Hayal from

Bank Hapoalim Bank Hapoalim ( he, בנק הפועלים lit. ''The Workers' Bank'') is one of Israel's largest banks. History The bank was established in 1921 by the ''Histadrut'', the Israeli trade union congress (lit. "General Federation of Laborers in the ...

. On 5 March 2021, ''Forbes'' listed his net worth at US$1.4 billion.

Personal life

He is married and has three children.

References

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