António Champalimaud

António de Sommer Champalimaud (19 March 1918 in Lapa, Lisbon – 8 May 2004 in Lapa, Lisbon) was a Portuguese banker and industrialist. He was the wealthiest man in Portugal, gaining his fortune through insurance, banking, iron ore mining and cement industries, which were nationalized after the Carnation Revolution of 1974. After living in exile in Brazil for seven years, he returned to Portugal and rebuilt his companies.

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