Miriam Adelson
Miriam Adelson (née Farbstein; born 10 October 1945) is an American and Israeli physician, philanthropist and political donor. She was married to Sheldon Adelson from 1991 until his death in 2021. After his death, she became the owner of the Las Vegas Sands and is estimated to be the fifth richest woman in America, with a net worth of $32.8 billion, as of November 2023. She is the richest Israeli in the world, and the 42nd richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Forbes places her as the 44th.
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| Born | Miriam Farbstein 10 October 1945 |
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| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BS) Tel Aviv University (MD) |
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| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018) Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship (2008) Doctor Honoris Causa by Tel Aviv University (2007) |
She is the current publisher of the newspaper Israel Hayom and the majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
Miriam and Sheldon Adelson were philanthropists, primarily through the Adelson Foundation, and political megadonors to the Republican Party. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump in 2018. Adelson and her husband were significant donors for both Trump campaigns, his presidential inauguration, and his defense fund against the Mueller investigation into Russian interference.