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{{short description|'''Greek-born Brazilian heir to the banker Joseph Safra; co-owner, with her children, of the J. Safra Group'''}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vicky Safra
| image =
| birth_date = {{Start date|1952|07|01}}
| birth_place = Greece
| nationality = Greece; Brazil
| residence = Switzerland
| occupation = Investor; heir
| known_for = Co-owner of the [[J. Safra Group]]
| spouse = [[Joseph Safra]] (died 2020)
| children = 4, including [[Jacob Safra]] and [[David Safra]]
}}

'''Vicky Safra''' (born 1 July 1952) is the widow of the Brazilian banker [[Joseph Safra]], who died in December 2020. With her children she controls the family's banking interests, the [[J. Safra Group]], which includes [[Banco Safra]] in Brazil, [[Safra National Bank of New York]] and the Swiss private bank [[J. Safra Sarasin]].<ref name="fp_vicky_safra">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/vicky-safra.json Forbes profile record for Vicky Safra (Forbes data feed behind forbes.com/profile/vicky-safra/)] ''Forbes'', live record, read 21 October 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="g1_24">g1, [https://g1.globo.com/economia/negocios/noticia/2024/07/19/familia-safra-resolve-disputa-por-heranca-bilionaria-de-joseph-entenda.ghtml Família Safra chega a acordo e encerra disputa judicial por herança bilionária de Joseph] ''g1 (Globo)'', 19 July 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> In 2024 she and her children settled litigation brought by her son [[Alberto Safra]], who agreed to divest his interests in the group.<ref name="safra_24">The Safra Group (press release), [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-joseph-safra-family-amicably-resolves-disputes-302201652.html The Joseph Safra Family Amicably Resolves Disputes] ''PR Newswire'', 19 July 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="g1_24" /> On 20 October 2026 the [[Forbes]] Real-Time Billionaires list ranked Vicky Safra and family 92nd in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$25.91 billion; Forbes lists the source of wealth as Banking.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" /><ref name="ForbesRTB">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/rtb/0/position/true.json Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data feed] ''Forbes'', live; downloaded 20 October 2026 11:51 UTC, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref> In the annual World's Billionaires list published in 2026, Forbes had ranked Vicky Safra and family 94th, at US$27.1 billion.<ref name="ForbesAnnual">Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/billionaires/2026/position/true.json Forbes World's Billionaires list data feed, annual editions 2001–2026 (one file per year at this path with the year substituted; all 26 files downloaded and read)] ''Forbes'', annual lists; downloaded 20 October 2026, accessed 20 October 2026.</ref>

== Early life and family ==
Forbes gives her date of birth as 1 July 1952. It says she was born in Greece, holds Greek and Brazilian citizenship and lives mostly in Switzerland.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" /> She married [[Joseph Safra]], who died in December 2020 aged 82. Brazil's g1 describes him as a Lebanese national who became a naturalised Brazilian and as Brazil's richest man at the time of his death.<ref name="g1_24" /> Forbes says the fortune passed to her and their four adult children, and that Joseph Safra's brothers Edmond (died 1999) and Moise (died 2014) were also billionaires.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

== J. Safra Group ==
Forbes says her eldest son [[Jacob Safra]] is responsible for J. Safra Sarasin, [[Safra National Bank of New York]] and the family's international property. Her son [[David Safra]] runs [[Banco Safra]] and the group's Brazilian property holdings.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

In March 2025, according to Forbes, J. Safra Sarasin agreed to buy about 70% of Denmark's [[Saxo Bank]] in a deal valued at nearly US$1.2 billion.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" /> The group announced the completion on 2 March 2026 after approval by the Swiss and Danish financial supervisors. It bought about 71% of Saxo from [[Geely]] Financials Denmark, Mandatum Group and minority holders, while founder [[Kim Fournais]] kept about 28%. The group put combined client assets at more than US$460 billion. [[Daniel Belfer]], chief executive of [[J. Safra Sarasin|Bank J. Safra Sarasin]], became Saxo's chief executive.<ref name="jss_26">J. Safra Sarasin Group, [https://jsafrasarasin.com/en/company/annual-reports-and-media-releases/J-Safra-Sarasin-Group-completes-the-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-Saxo-Bank.html J. Safra Sarasin Group completes the acquisition of majority stake in Saxo Bank] ''J. Safra Sarasin Group'', 2 March 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref>

== Inheritance dispute ==
[[Alberto Safra]] left the board of [[Banco Safra]] in November 2019 to found [[ASA Investments]] after a dispute with his younger brother David, according to g1. In 2023 he sued his mother and his brothers Jacob and David, alleging that they had deliberately diluted his stake in the [[Safra National Bank of New York|Safra National Bank]] holding company.<ref name="g1_24" /> On 19 July 2024 the family announced a global settlement ending all pending court and arbitration proceedings. Under it Alberto agreed to divest his interests in the [[J. Safra Group]] and pursue his own business through ASA. The family said [[Joseph Safra]] had been competent to dispose of his estate.<ref name="safra_24" /> The financial terms were not disclosed.<ref name="g1_24" /> Forbes says Alberto sold his stake to the other family members in 2024 and his sister Esther sold hers in early 2025, both for undisclosed sums.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

== Wealth ==
Forbes gives banking as the source of the family's wealth.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" /><ref name="ForbesRTB" />

== Wealth history ==
[[Forbes]] has included this entry in its annual World's Billionaires list in 6 of the editions from 2001 to 2026 checked for this profile, starting with 2021. The table gives the rank and estimated net worth in each annual list.<ref name="ForbesAnnual" /><ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Forbes estimates by list year
! Year !! World's Billionaires rank !! Net worth (US$ bn)
|-
| 2021 || 339 || 7.4
|-
| 2022 || 321 || 7.4
|-
| 2023 || 100 || 16.7
|-
| 2024 || 94 || 20.6
|-
| 2025 || 98 || 20.7
|-
| 2026 || 94 || 27.1
|}

== International and political links ==
This section uses the same ten headings for every profile in this series. Only specific, sourced actions are included; company-level and foundation-level actions are labelled as such. Where nothing was found, the entry reads "No documented involvement found in sources checked."

=== Israel (investments, operations, donations, contracts, statements) ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Zionist or pro-Israel organisations and lobbying groups ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Jewish communal charities ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Gulf states ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== China ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Russia ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== India ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Palestinian or Arab causes ===
No documented involvement found in sources checked.

=== Home government ===
Greek and Brazilian citizen living mainly in Switzerland, according to Forbes.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

=== Other international links ===
Switzerland: the family controls the private bank [[J. Safra Sarasin]]. Denmark: the group took majority control of [[Saxo Bank]] in 2026, buying out shareholders including [[Geely]] Financials Denmark.<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" /><ref name="jss_26" /> United States: the family owns [[Safra National Bank of New York]].<ref name="fp_vicky_safra" />

== See also ==
* [[Joseph Safra]]
* [[J. Safra Sarasin]]
* [[Banco Safra]]

== Notes ==
<references/>

[[Category:Businesspeople|Safra, Vicky]]
[[Category:Living people|Safra, Vicky]]
[[Category:Brazilian billionaires|Safra, Vicky]]
[[Category:Bankers|Safra, Vicky]]

Vicky Safra - Revision history

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