The Pledge encourages the world's wealthiest individuals and families to give the majority of their wealth away to philanthropic causes and the foundation announced this week that 14 more individuals hailing from Australia, China, Cyprus, Monaco, Norway, Slovenia, Tanzania, and the United States, have agreed to Pledge.
The newest signatories include easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou; Harry Stine, said to be the richest man in Iowa; and Mohammed Dewji, the heir to the fortune of METL, the largest company in Tanzania.
Quartz calculated the net worth of eight of the 14 new signatories and found they are sitting atop a combined $14.3 billion.
See the full list of the 14 new names to sign the Giving Pledge:after the cut...
Leonard H. Ainsworth — Australia
Mohammed Dewji — Tanzania
Dagmar Dolby — United States
Dong Fangjun — People’s Republic of China
Anne Grete Eidsvig and Kjell Inge Røkke — Norway
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou — Monaco, Cyprus
Nick and Leslie Hanauer — United States
Iza and Samo Login — Slovenia
Dean and Marianne Metropoulos — United States
Terry and Susan Ragon — United States
Nat Simons and Laura Baxter-Simons — United States
Robert Frederick Smith — United States
Harry H. Stine — United States
You Zhonghui — People’s Republic of China
Mohammed Dewji — Tanzania
Dagmar Dolby — United States
Dong Fangjun — People’s Republic of China
Anne Grete Eidsvig and Kjell Inge Røkke — Norway
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou — Monaco, Cyprus
Nick and Leslie Hanauer — United States
Iza and Samo Login — Slovenia
Dean and Marianne Metropoulos — United States
Terry and Susan Ragon — United States
Nat Simons and Laura Baxter-Simons — United States
Robert Frederick Smith — United States
Harry H. Stine — United States
You Zhonghui — People’s Republic of China
the list isn't complete.. Where's Dangote, Otedola , Adenuga and my humble self.. we also pledge to give away our fortunes
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Enter your comment...Nigerian no dey? These are the people see wealth as an opportunity for transformation. Not as greedy Nigerians or the Blacks as a whole.
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U no go see Niger for there..
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ReplyDeleteNigerian billionaire are selfish.. Thats why they're not here..
ReplyDeleteOur Nigerian big boys cannot be on list due corruption issues surrounding their wealth.. It is not just about the list, it is doing what they promise. Linda, when you go donate your money to the needy.
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