Mehmet Ali Aydinlar
Source of wealth: Hospitals
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Mehmet Ali Aydinlar's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Mehmet Ali Aydinlar with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar's fortune is equivalent to 14 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar could buy 3,730,652 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Mehmet Ali Aydinlar will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar is founder and leader of Turkey's largest chain of private hospitals, Acibadem Healthcare Group.
He began his career as a consultant for the hospital industry before starting Acidadem, which he took public in 2000.
Abraaj Capital joined him as a partner in 2008. Four years later Aydinlar brought on Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund and Kuala Lumpur-based IHH Healthcare Berhad, and the company was delisted.
Aydinlar exchanged Acibadem shares for cash and stock in IHH. He still owns 10% of Acibadem and serves as chairman of its board of directors.
Acibadem has been expanding into the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia.
Financial Assets
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