Harry Triguboff
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Harry Triguboff AO |
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Triguboff in his World Tower penthouse apartment
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3 March 1933 Dalian, Liaoning, Republic of China |
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian (since 1962) |
| Occupation | Real estate property development |
| Years active | 1963 – present |
| Organization | Meriton Apartments |
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| Spouse(s) | Rhonda Triguboff |
| Children | 2 |
Harry Oscar Triguboff AO (born 3 March 1933 in Dalian, Liaoning), an Australian billionaire real estate property developer, is one of Australia's richest people. He is the founder and managing director of Meriton and is colloquially known as "high-rise Harry". In May 2016 Triguboff was declared the wealthiest person in Australia by net worth in the annual Financial Review Rich 200 list, yet held the mantle for only one year.
The son of a builder, Triguboff was born in Dalian (Darien at the time), Liaoning, Republic of China on 3 March 1933, the son of Russian Jews who fled to northeastern China after the rise of Lenin. He spent his early childhood in the Jewish community in Tianjin and in 1947, moved to Australia to be educated at the Scots College in Sydney. He later graduated with a degree in textiles from the University of Leeds in England before working in textile businesses in Israel and South Africa.
He returned to Australia in 1960 and became an Australian citizen in 1961. He did a variety of odd jobs, including running a taxi fleet and owning a milk round in Chatswood. He tried selling real estate and worked as an assistant to a lecturer at university but wasn't so successful at either. He then bought some land in Roseville and hired a builder to begin building his house. The builder repeatedly let him down, so Triguboff threw him out and finished the job himself, learning from his mistakes.
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