Patrick Drahi is an Israeli billionaire, businessman telecoms, media tycoon, and investor, magnate.
10 Facts About Patrick Drahi
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Patrick Drahi has an engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique university in Paris, and a post-graduate degree in optics and electronics.
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Patrick Drahi was paid in UPC stock and went to Geneva to work for the company.
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Patrick Drahi sold his position in UPC for approximately 40 million Euros just before the dot-com bubble burst.
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In 2013, Patrick Drahi founded the international news channel i24news, based in Israel, and broadcasting in French, Arabic, and English.
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In 2013, Patrick Drahi bought SFR, the second largest mobile phone and internet provider in France, from media conglomerate Vivendi.
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Also in 2015, Patrick Drahi bought Cablevision from the Dolan family, renaming it Altice USA with its flagship brand Optimum being the fifth-largest cable operator in the USA.
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Patrick Drahi was ranked as the richest person in Israel, until 2016, when he came in second.
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Patrick Drahi is married and lives in Geneva, Switzerland with his wife.
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In 2013, Patrick Drahi's lawyer had said in a statement to Challenges, who were going to include him in a list of France's top 500 fortunes, that he had given up his French nationality to become an Israeli national.