Three Israelis at top of world diamond dealer list

Three Israelis, including two haredim, appear in the list of world's richest diamond dealers, as revealed by CNBC.

The site reveals the list of the ten richest diamond dealers in the world, according to Wealth-X company.

Topping the list, the Chinese Cheng Yu - Tong, 87, with a capital value of $ 19.6 billion, is the Chairman of the world's largest jewelry retailer Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group.

He is followed by the Israeli Benny Steinmetz, 57, with a capital value of $ 5.8 billion, and owner of Steinmetz Diamonds - based in Switzerland. In third place is Dan Gertler, 39, with a capital value of $ 2.6 billion, Gertler is also the youngest on the list.

Fourth: Anne-Marie Graff, a capital value of $ 2.1 billion, followed by Laurence Graff and George Nicholas Hake JR with the capital value of $ 1.7 billion.

Lev Leviev, the second haredi on the list, is in seventh place with $ 1.4 billion. Leviev is chairman of Africa Israel Group and is involved in trading and mining of diamonds in Russia and Africa.

Fred Muawed, Jörg Bucherer, and Robert Fayez – Muawed close the list.

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