Johann Rupert

Quick Facts

Full Name	Johann Rupert
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1950(1950-06-01)
Age	74
Birthplace	Stellenbosch
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Western Cape
Horoscope	Gemini

Johann Rupert Biography

Johann Rupert is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on June 1, 1950 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. South African businessman best known as the chairman of the Richemont luxury goods company.

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Rupert served his business apprenticeship in New York City, where he worked for Chase Manhattan for two years and for Lazard Freres for three years. He then returned to South Africa in 1979 and founded Rand Merchant Bank of which he was CEO.

Rupert is a former cricketer and founded the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation in 1990. Laureus funds 65 projects globally, with the goal of using sport to tackle social issues, having a particular emphasis on underprivileged children. He co-founded the Sports Science Institute with his friends Morne du Plessis and Tim Noakes. Rupert also developed the Gary Player designed, Leopard Creek Golf Club in Mpumalanga, South Africa which is one of South Africa’s top three golf courses, and rated number 25 outside the United States of America (Golf Digest). He has also played in the annual Gary Player Invitational golf tournament to assist fellow South African and friend Gary Player raise funds for various children’s charities. He serves as Chairman of the South African PGA Tour and Chairman of the South African Golf Development Board. In 2007 he was elected into South African Sports Hall of Fame and in 2009 was inducted into South African Golf Hall of Fame.

His father is a business Tycoon Anton Rupert.

Johann Rupert Net Worth

Johann Rupert is one of the richest Entrepreneur from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johann Rupert 's net worth $7.3 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at the all-boys Paul Roos Gymnasium.

He was awarded his Free Market Award by The Free Market Foundation of South Africa in 1999.

Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is a South African-born entrepreneur, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Africa-based company Remgro. As of 1 April 2010, he assumed the CEO position of Compagnie Financiere Richemont. Together with his family, he was estimated to be worth $5.9 billion as of April 2019, and was ranked as the second wealthiest person in South Africa on the Forbes Rich List for 2019, with his fortune reported as having declined from US$7.3 billion.

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Who is Johann Rupert Dating?

According to our records, Johann Rupert married to Gaynor Rupert. As of December 1, 2023, Johann Rupert’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 2016, it was reported that Rupert had dropped Bell Pottinger as the PR agency of Richemont, accusing Bell Pottinger of running a social media campaign against him, to divert attention away from persistent ‘state capture’ allegations levelled at the Gupta family.

Facts & Trivia

Johann Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Johann Rupert celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.

In 2018 Rupert caused some controversy in South Africa for comments he made during an interview with PowerFM. He was criticised for denying the alleged existence of white monopoly capital, his account of the process of Afrikaner economic-upliftment, and for comments he made regarding the saving habits of black South Africans. Following the incident Rupert issued an apology for his comments. The controversial leader of the Black First Land First party Andile Mngxitama stated afterwards that Rupert’s comments were a reason to commit violence against white South Africans.

How did Johann Rupert get so rich?

The majority of Rupert’s fortune is derived from Cie Financiere Richemont, a publicly traded luxury goods manufacturer and retailer, and the world’s largest luxury watchmaker , according to Bloomberg Intelligence data.

What does Johann Rupert own South Africa?

As chairman of Swiss luxury group Richemont, South African business mogul Johann Rupert oversees an elite portfolio of luxury brands that includes fashion labels Azzedine Alaïa, Chloé, and Dunhill, alongside established jewellery and watch brands such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Vacheron Constantin and Cartier.

Is Johann Rupert the richest man in Africa?

Everyone in South Africa knows of Johann Rupert. Not only is the 71-year-old entrepreneur the second wealthiest person on the African continent, he is also South Africa’s richest citizen. According to Forbes, the super wealthy Rupert currently boasts a bank balance of almost US$8 billion.

Which companies does Johann Rupert own?

Johann Rupert’s investments Its telecoms and media investments include Vumatel, DFA, Seacom, Sqwidnet, e. tv, eNCA, Openview, and YFM. Remgro also owns Mediclinic, ER24, the Blue Bulls, Total, Grindrod, and many top South African food and liquor brands.

Who is the richest family in South Africa?

In the 2022 ranking, luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert ranks as the richest man in South Africa with an estimated net worth of $8.9 billion, up 25% from $7.1 billion in 2021. Rupert moves ahead of mining magnate Nicky Oppenheimer, whose fortune of $8.7 billion tracks closely behind.