David Azrieli
| David Joshua Azrieli | |
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Azrieli in 2008
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| Born |
May 10, 1922 Maków Mazowiecki, Poland |
| Died | July 9, 2014 (aged 92) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Israeli, Canadian |
| Alma mater |
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (B.A./B.Sc.) |
| Occupation | Real estate developer, architect and philanthropist |
| Net worth |
 $3.1 billion (March 2013)
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| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Lefcourt |
| Children | Rafael Azrieli Sharon Azrieli Naomi Azrieli Danna Azrieli |
| Awards |
Order of Canada National Order of Quebec |
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (B.A./B.Sc.)
David Joshua Azrieli, CM CQ (Hebrew: דוד יהושע עזריאלי; May 10, 1922 – July 9, 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian real estate tycoon, developer, designer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of $US 3.1 billion (as of March 2013), Azrieli was ranked by Forbes as the ninth wealthiest Canadian and 401st in the world.
David Azrieli was born into a Jewish family in Maków Mazowiecki, Poland, he fled Europe during World War II for British Mandate Palestine. Between 1943 and 1946, Azrieli briefly studied architecture at the Technion, though did not complete his studies at that time. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 1954, he immigrated to Montreal.
At the age of 75, he received his master's degree in architecture from Carleton University.
In Montreal, he established his building business, beginning with the construction of small duplexes and working his way up to apartment buildings and, later on, shopping malls. This business is now called Canpro Investments. Azrieli's building projects can be seen in the office buildings, high-rise residences, office towers and shopping centres he has built in Canada, the United States and Israel. His two companies are Montreal-based Canpro Investments Ltd. and Tel-Aviv-based Canit Investment, Management and Finance Ltd.
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