Mirwais Azizi
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Mirwais Azizi's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Mirwais Azizi could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Mirwais Azizi could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Mirwais Azizi could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Mirwais Azizi could pay for it entirely for 0.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Mirwais Azizi could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Mirwais Azizi 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
Mirwais Azizi's fortune is equivalent to 10 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.
Mirwais Azizi could buy 2,558,970 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Mirwais Azizi will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Mirwais Azizi is an Afghan-born real estate developer based in Dubai.
His firm Azizi Developments has delivered more than 45,000 homes since he founded it in 2007 and is currently developing more than 150,000 units in Dubai.
Azizi Developments is building Burj Azizi in Dubai, set to become the second-tallest tower in the world at 2,379 feet.
Azizi fled his native Afghanistan for the Soviet Union in 1989 with just $500. He moved to Dubai in 1994 trading cigarettes, later expanding to oil packaging and exporting and real estate.
Azizi is a major philanthropist in the UAE and Afghanistan, focusing on hospitals, housing and education.
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