Sol Kerzner

Entrepreneur

Birthday August 23, 1935

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace South Africa

DEATH DATE Mar 21, 2020 (84)

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About

Hotel industry entrepreneur who was the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Kerzner International. He was also the founder of South Africa's two largest hotel groups and was a boon to the tourism industry there. 

Before Fame

His career in the hotel industry began with his purchase of the Astra Hotel in Durban in 1962.

Trivia

He opened the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut in 1996.

Family Life

In 1980, he married Anneline Kriel, Miss South Africa and Miss World 1974, but the two got divorced five years later.

Associated With

He built a 6,000 set arena which played host to performers like Frank Sinatra.