Shari Arison Net Worth

August 2024 · 3 minute read

Shari Arison net worth is
$7 Billion

Shari Arison Wiki Biography

Shari Arison was born on the 9th September 1957 in New York City, USA of Jewish descent, and is an Israeli entrepreneur who currently lives in Tel Aviv, working mainly in the cruise business. In addition to many other investments, she also holds a notionally blocking minority at Hapoalim, the largest bank based in Israel. Arison is the richest citizen of Israel, and the richest woman in the entire Middle East. Overall, she is the 4th richest person in Israel and 312th in the world.

How much is the net worth of Shari Arison? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $7 billion, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. The foundation of her wealth is her inheritance of 35% of her father’s fortune – he had founded Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972, which was the name of Carnival Corporation plc, the largest cruise company in the world. Carnival Cruises is also still a significant source of Arison’s fortune.

Shari Arison Net Worth $7 Billion

To begin with, the girl was raised in New York City by her parents Mina Arison Sapir and Ted Arison, a wealthy businessman. Shari is the younger sister of Micky Arison, the businessman and chairman of the world’s largest cruise operator Carnival Corporation. When Shari was nine, her parents divorced, and the girl alongside her mother settled in Israel, although for a few years she lived with her father in the US. She did her compulsory service in the Israeli Defence Forces, but also graduated from Miami Dade College in Florida, USA.

Upon her father’s death in 1999, she inherited more than one third of his fortune. After she fired around 900 employees who worked in Bank Hapoalim, a huge wave of protests and riots arose. Arison launched the non profit organization entitled Ruach Tova. In 2009, she became the sponsor of the international day of volunteering Good Deeds Day. Thus, her organization attracted the attention of volunteering in Israeli. As a part of the agenda, concert has been held in Tel Aviv, in which Palestinian Youth orchestra attracted mass media correspondents from all over the world. In 2010, Shari was honoured with the America Israel Friendship League’s Partners for Democracy award. In 2013, George Mason University rewarded her with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for her philanthropic efforts.

Finally, in the personal life of Arista, she has married and divorced three times, firstly to Jose Antonio Sueiras with whom she has three children, secondly to Miki Dorsman, with whom she also has one child. Thirdly she was married to Ofer Glazer, but currently she is single.


Net Worth$7 Billion
Date Of BirthSeptember 9, 1957
Place Of BirthNew York City, USA
ProfessionBusinessperson, Owner of Arison Investments, Bank Hapoalim, The Ted Arison Family Foundation
EducationMiami Dade College in Florida, USA
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
SpouseJose Antonio Sueiras (divorced); Miki Dorsman (divorced); Ofer Glazer (divorced)
ChildrenJason Arison, David Arison
ParentsMina Arison Sapir, Ted Arison
SiblingsMicky Arison, Kames Arison
AwardsAmerica Israel Friendship League’s Partners for Democracy award
NominationsHonorary Doctor of Humane Letters for her philanthropic efforts (2013)

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