Maritsa Lazari

Maritsa Lazari (born October 1943) is a Cyprus-born British billionaire businesswoman. She was married to the Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer Chris Lazari until his death in 2015.

Maritsa Lazari
BornOctober 1943 (age 77)
Dora, Cyprus
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinesswoman
Net worthUS$2.5 billion (April 2018)[1]
Spouse(s)Chris Lazari (d. 2015)
Children3

Early life

Maritsa Lazari was born in October 1943[2] in Cyprus. She emigrated with her family to London, UK at the age of 16.[1]

Lazari met her future husband and fellow Cypriot Chris Lazari in the UK and the couple married in 1965.[1]

Career

Chris Lazari created a successful fashion line, Drendie Girl, and in 1978 the couple used profits from the company to invest in commercial property.[1]

Maritsa was a director of the property investment business, Lazari Investments, from its founding. She is listed as a founder of a business.[3]

Lazari Investments owns a number of commercial and residential developments in London, including the Brunswick Centre.[4]

Personal life

Maritsa lives in London, UK, and has three children.[1] The family founded the Christo Lazari Foundation in 2017, which supports Cypriot, Greek Orthodox and medical causes. The Foundation donated £3.25m of investment property to the children's charity Radiomarathan.[5]

References

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