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Meet Johann Rupert, The Richest Man In South Africa (2022)
Johann Rupert with an estimated net worth of $8.1 billion is the richest man in South Africa. Rupert is an entrepreneur…
Johann Rupert is an entrepreneur, the eldest son of a business tycoon, Anton Rupert, and the richest man in South Africa, with an estimated net worth of $8.2 billion.
However, the richest man in South Africa Johann Rupert is the chairman of Richemont (a Swiss luxury goods company) and Remgro (a South African corporation).
Moreover, he began his career as an apprentice in New York before he started his own business, and today he is the wealthiest man in South Africa.
Bio Data
| Bio-Data | |
| Full Name | Johann Rupert |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Date of Birth | 01 June 1950 |
| Age | 71 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Chairman of Richemont and Remgro |
| Marital Status | Married to Gaynor Rupert |
| Net Worth | $8.2 billion |
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Business Career
Johann Rupert, the richest man in South Africa began his business career as an apprentice in New York City. In those days he worked for Chase Manhattan and Lazard Freres.
However, Rupert completed his business apprenticeship in New York City, working for two years at Chase Manhattan and three years at Lazard Freres.
He returned to South Africa after the completion of his apprenticeship and formed Rand Merchant Bank, where he served as CEO in 1979. Moreover, Johann Rupert’s career kicked off officially in 1979 and today he is the richest man in South Africa.
- Rupert started with RMB Holdings in 1984 before he left to join Rembrandt Group, his father’s company.
- In 1988, he founded Compagnie Financiere Richemont and was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Rothmans International plc. That same year, Sunday Times honored him as “Businessman of the Year
- He was appointed as the vice-chairman of Rembrandt Group in 1989.
- Die Burger newspaper and the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce named him business leader of the year in 1990.
- Rupert was the appointed Chairman of Rembrandt Group Limited in 1991
- He was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Gold Fields South Africa Ltd in 1997
- In 2008 he was voted South Africa’s Business Leader of the Year by the CEOs of the Top 100 Companies, for the third time
- Appointed Chancellor of Stellenbosch University in 2009 was Rupert.
The wealthiest man in South Africa Johann Rupert has all this business and many more, some he founded and some he co-founded.
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Net Worth
As of 2022, Johann Rupert has an estimated net worth of $8.2 billion and this made him the richest man in South Africa.
It has been reported that their mansion is worth over US$2.1 million (two million euros), as per Briefly News. However, he is not just the richest man in South Africa but also one of the richest and most successful men in Africa.
Due to his huge net worth and a lot of investments, he enjoys fame and fortune as the Richest man in South Africa.
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Awards
Johann Rupert, a South African businessman who is currently the richest man in south Africa has won several awards.
However, as a good and industrious businessman with a good net worth, he has so many awards, below are some of his awards.
- Johann Rupert received the M.S. Louw Award from the A.H.I. in 1993
- He was awarded the 1999 Free Market Award by the Free Market Foundation Of South Africa.
- In 2004, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Economics by the University of Stellenbosch.
- He was also awarded “Honorary Doctor of Laws” by the University of St Andrews, Scotland in 2010
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Personal Life
The Richest man in South Africa, Johann Rupert is married to Gaynor Rupert. They had two daughters and a son together (Anton Rupert Jr., Caroline Rupert, Hanneli Rupert).
The Ruperts live in a massive home in Cape Town, South Africa.
Though the richest man in South Africa, Rupert is a notoriously private person who lives his life as much as possible away from the public eye.
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