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    Carlos Slim


    Carlos Slim, uno de los hombres más poderosos del mundo, nació en el año de 1940 en la ciudad de México. Cursó sus estudios en las aulas de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la UNAM, en donde recibió el título de ingeniero civil. Fundador del Grupo Carso, fue clave en el espectacular crecimiento de su imperio empresarial su desembarco en el mercado de las telecomunicaciones, propiciado por la privatización en 1990 de Teléfonos de México, S.A. (Telmex), que quedó bajo su control.

    Aparece desde entonces en las listas de las grandes fortunas de la revista Forbes, la misma publicación lo posicionó como el hombre más rico del mundo en los años 2010, 2011 y 2012.

     

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    Carlos Slim


    Carlos Slim, one of the most powerful men in the world, was born in 1940 in Mexico City. He studied at UNAM's School of Engineering, where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering. Founder of Grupo Carso, a key factor in the spectacular growth of his business empire was his entry into the telecommunications market, facilitated by the 1990 privatization of Teléfonos de México, S.A. (Telmex), which came under his control. Since then, he has appeared on Forbes magazine's lists of great fortunes, the same publication positioned him as the richest man in the world in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

    In his student days, Carlos Slim also taught Algebra and Linear Programming, that is to say, he was a student and professor at the Máxima Casa de Estudios.

    The history of the Slim family in Mexico dates back to 1902, when Carlos Slim's father, Julián Slim Haddad, who was only 14 years old and did not speak Spanish, arrived in Mexico from Lebanon, fleeing from the yoke of the Ottoman Empire.

     

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