ISABEL DOS SANTOS


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Isabel dos Santos
Isabel dos Santos
  • Born: April 20, 1973
  • Nationality: Russian, Angolan
  • Profession: Businesswoman

Isabel dos Santos is an Angolan businesswoman, the eldest child of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. Once considered Africa's richest woman according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth exceeding US$2 billion Forbes, the magazine dropped her from the list in January 2021, stating that it was not possible to calculate her wealth, given the freezing of her assets in Angola, Portugal and the Netherlands. Additionally, according to Forbes, she owes $340 million in debt to the Portuguese company PT Ventures.