Solomon Kerzner (born 23 August 1935) is a South African accountant

Accountant

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 and business magnate

Business magnate

A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself...

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Kerzner was born in Troyeville, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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, the youngest of four children to Jewish Russia

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n immigrants. His family started a hotel chain; after Kerzner graduated as a Chartered Accountant

Accountant

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, he took over the running of the group and went on to create the most successful hotel group in South Africa, Sun International

Sun International South Africa

Sun International is a resort hotel chain from South Africa created by Sol Kerzner, probably best known for its Sun City Resort near Johannesburg and Pretoria in the North West Province....

. His first five star hotel was Sun City

Sun City, North West

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 which he later sold.