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Sheldon Gary Adelson was an American entrepreneur, financier, and businessperson born in Boston in 1933. He worked in the gambling business and was employed by Las Vegas Sands, which he owned alongside the Sands Hotel and Casino. Adelson was also the owner of the publications Israeli and Israel Hayom. He was educated at the City College of New York and served in the United States Army.
Adelson resided in Las Vegas and spoke English. He was a member of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the United States. He was married to Miriam Adelson, and they had five children. Adelson died in Malibu on January 11, 2021, due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Born
- Sheldon Gary Adelson , ( 1933-08-04 ) August 4, 1933, Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) (aged 87), Malibu, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Mount of Olives , Jerusalem
- Education
- City College of New York
- Occupations
- Founder, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands
- Political party
- Democratic (before 1996) Republican (1996–2021)
- Spouses
- Sandra (1970s–1988) Miriam Farbstein ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 )
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Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Adelson is #19 on Forbes' 2020 Forbes 400 list. Read more about Sheldon Adelson, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gary
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Malibu
- Spouse
- Miriam Adelson
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Employer
- Las Vegas Sands
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- gambling business
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Sheldon Adelson 2019 (1).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Las Vegas
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- Commons category
- Sheldon Adelson
- date of birth
- 1933-08-04
- described at URL
- www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/sheldon-g-adelson
- birth name
- Sheldon Gary Adelson
- owner of
- Israel Hayom
- net worth
- 34800000000
- date of death
- 2021-01-11
- cause of death
- non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Sheldon Adelson
- place of burial
- Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
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Sheldon Gary Adelson (August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American businessman, investor, and political donor. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which founded the Marina Bay Sands luxury resort in Singapore, and the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operated The Venetian Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He owned the Israeli free daily newspaper Israel Hayom, the Israeli weekly newspaper Makor Rishon, and the American daily newspaper the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Adelson created the Adelson Foundation in 2007, a private charity focusing on healthcare and support of Israel and the Jewish people. He was a major contributor to Republican Party candidates and was often dubbed a "kingmaker" due to the size and frequency of his donations. He was Donald Trump's largest donor in 2016 and 2020, providing the largest donation to Trump's 2016 campaign, his presidential inauguration, his defense fund against the Mueller investigation into Russian interference, and his 2020 campaign. He was also a major backer of Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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