Fayez Sarofim
Fayez Sarofim | |
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| Born | November 19, 1928 |
| Died | May 28, 2022 (aged 93) Houston, Texas, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | "The Sphinx" |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Harvard Business School |
| Known for | Founding Fayez Sarofim and Co. |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Stude (divorced) Linda Hicks (divorced) Susan Krohn |
| Children | 6, including Christopher Sarofim and Phillip Sarofim |
Fayez Shalaby Sarofim (Coptic: ϥⲁⲉⲍ ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲙ, Egyptian Arabic: فايز صاروفيم; 19 November 1928 – 28 May 2022) was an Egyptian Coptic-American heir to the Sarofim family fortune, a fund manager for three Dreyfus family stock funds, the largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and part owner of the NFL team Houston Texans.
Sarofim had an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion in May 2022. His investment firm oversaw over $30 billion in assets. According to Tim Fernholz, Sarofim's estate made a $7,000,000,000 estate-tax payment to the US government on his death.