Carlos Slim By Arely Mendieta Sabas Jan 28, 1940 He was born 1963 He graduated as a civil engineer from UNAM 1966 He got married with Soumaya 1982 He bought "Philip Morris", maker of Malboro cigars. 1985 He received the medal of honor for business merit from the national chamber of commerce in mexico city. 1990 He acquired "Telmex" and other telephone companies. 1997 He acquired shares of Apple Inc. 2008 He bought 6.4% of the American newspaper The New York Times 2009 George Washington University awarded him the President's Medal. 2011 The cultural institution Hispanic Society of America awarded the Carlos Slim Foundation the "Soralla Medal" for its contributions to art and culture 2012 His company Grupo Carso became a shareholder of 35% of the shares of the Spanish football team Real Oviedo. 2014 Awards He was awarded the Starlite 2014 humanitarian award in Spain He received the World Telecommunication Award from the International Telecommunication Union 2017 He entered the "Real Academia de Ingeniería" in spain 2020 He ranks 8th among the richest men in the world.
