$19.5B
$-139M
(-0.7%)

AU
· Age 92
Source of wealth: Real estate
Industry: real-estate
Residence: Sydney, AU
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"bio": [
"Harry Triguboff is one of Australia's richest people. Born in Dalian, China, to Russian parents, he came to Australia as a teenager.",
"Triguboff found success in business by providing higher-density living options in Sydney, Australia's largest city, which has traditionally been dominated by free-standing homes.",
"His apartment-tower development company, Meriton, has a strong presence in Sydney, while it also has an imprint in southeast Queensland.",
"He was one of Australia's first developers to see the potential of apartment living when most of his countrymen aspired to single-family homes.",
"Nicknamed \"High Rise Harry,\" he has put up more than 79,000 apartments."
],
"about": [
"He began his working life in the textile business, making his move into real estate in the early 1960s.",
"He built his first apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Gladesville.",
"Triguboff established a center in Israel that focuses on immigrants and Judaism."
]
}