Eyal Ofer – Family, Family Tree

Eyal Ofer is an Israeli shipping and real estate entrepreneur based in Monaco. Currently, he is the Chairman of Global Holdings, Zodiac Maritime Ltd., and Ofer Global. Zodiac Maritime is a privately-held shipping company owning a fleet of over 130 vessels.

Other shipping interests of Eyal include private OMNI Offshore Terminals, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. His real estate empire includes Altria Building, 15 Central Park West, and the redeveloping St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village. He has stakes in Mizrahi Tefahot Bank of Israel too.

Eyal Ofer Parents – Sammy Ofer and Aviva Ofer

Eyal was born in 1950 to Sammy Offer and Aviva Ofer. His father was also a shipping magnate, and one of the richest men of Israel. Buying his first ship by 1950, he expanded his shipping business extensively, and owned and partly owned a number of companies, including Royal Caribbean International, ZIM, Israel Chemicals, Tower Semiconductor, Oil Refineries Ltd., Israel Corporation, etc. His mother, Aviva Ofer, was a housewife.

Eyal Ofer Uncle: Yuli Ofer

Yuli Ofer was his father Sammy’s brother, with whom Sammy shared most of his business assets. Both the brothers were listed among the wealthiest people in the country. Yuli, along with his brother, Sammy, established Ofer Brothers Group, and established Mediterranean Routes, the shipping company in 1956. In the 1980s, he started entering the tanker industry in Singapore and Hong Kong and also established Royal Caribbean. He is also the founder of Meliseron, specializing in shopping malls and real estate.