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Olivier Sarkozy is a French
France

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-American
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 businessman and the half-brother of French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd President of the French Republic and ex officio List of Co-Princes of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party candidate S?gol?ne Royal ten days earlier....
.

ier Sarkozy was born to Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa and Christine de Ganay. His father was previously married to Andrée Mallah and had three children with her, including Nicolas, whom Sarkozy met with weekly during his early childhood. Christine de Ganay divorced and then married Frank G. Wisner
Frank G. Wisner

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, an American diplomat
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, when Sarkozy was only 7 years of age.






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Olivier Sarkozy is a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
-American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 businessman and the half-brother of French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd President of the French Republic and ex officio List of Co-Princes of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party candidate S?gol?ne Royal ten days earlier....
.

Early life

Olivier Sarkozy was born to Pal Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa and Christine de Ganay. His father was previously married to Andrée Mallah and had three children with her, including Nicolas, whom Sarkozy met with weekly during his early childhood. Christine de Ganay divorced and then married Frank G. Wisner
Frank G. Wisner

Frank George Wisner II is an American businessman and former diplomat. He is the son of Frank Wisner.Wisner is currently Vice Chairman of American International Group....
, an American diplomat
United States Foreign Service

The United States Foreign Service is the diplomatic service of the United States government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State....
, when Sarkozy was only 7 years of age. He spent the rest of his childhood and adolescence outside of France, living in Zambia
Zambia

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, Egypt
Egypt

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, and British
United Kingdom

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 boarding school, though Sarkozy still met his half-brothers during the summer months. Sarkozy later studied at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation university in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between 1410 and 1413....
, where he earned an M.A. in medieval history.

Career

In 1990 Sarkozy was hired to work at the American investment bank Dillon, Read & Co.
Dillon, Read & Co.

Dillon, Read & Co. was a prominent American investment bank from the 1920s into the 1960s.Dillon Read originated in 1832 as the Wall Street brokerage firm Carpenter & Vermilye....
 and left three years later to join First Boston Corporation, where he held several senior posts. In 2002 he was hired by UBS
UBS AG

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, where he advised on many billion dollar acquisitions. On March 3, 2008 Sarkozy was appointed to be the Co-head and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group's
Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity investment firm, based in Washington, D.C., with more than $91.5 billion of equity capital under management....
 Global Financial Services Group.

Personal life

Sarkozy is married to Charlotte and they have two children; their marriage was conducted by Nicolas Sarkozy in the 1990s while he was still mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine

Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in France bordering the western limit of the city of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe....
. Charlotte grew up in Paris
Paris

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 and is both a freelance fashion writer and author of children's books. They live in New York
New York

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 and have a house in Paris. Sarkozy speaks English
English language

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 with an American accent and goes by Oliver instead of Olivier.