Ted Arison
Ted Arison was an Israeli-American entrepreneur. He was born in 1924 in Palestine and passed away in 1999. Arison was the founder of Carnival Cruise Lines and was one of the pioneers of the modern cruise industry. He also founded the Miami Heat basketball team and was a co-founder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise. He was a co-founder of the Birthright Israel program, which provides young Jews with a free ten-day trip to Israel. According to Forbes, Ted Arison had a net worth of $5.6 billion.