Micky Arison is an Israeli-American

Israeli American

Israeli Americans are Americans of Israeli descent. According to the 2000 census, there were 106,839 people of Israeli ancestry in the United States.- Demographics :...

 businessman of Romanian Jewish ancestry, and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 of Carnival Corporation

Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc , is a American-British Company, and the world's largest cruise ship operator. It is a dual listed company, with headquarters at Carnival Place in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida, USA, and at Carnival House in Southampton, England, UK...

, the world's largest cruise

Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

 operator, and owner of the NBA

National Basketball Association

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's Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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Arison resides primarily in Bal Harbour, Florida

Bal Harbour, Florida

Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,305 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bal Harbour is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of...

 but he also has homes in New York

New York

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 and Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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He attended, but did not graduate from, the University of Miami

University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...

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Compensation

While CEO of Carnival in 2009, Micky Arison earned a total compensation of $7,201,110, which included a base salary of $880,000, a cash bonus of $2,206,116, stocks granted of $3,618,481, and other compensation totaling $496,513.

Wealth

Forbes

Forbes

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magazine places Arison's wealth at $6.1 billion, making him the 94th wealthiest person in the world as of 2006. He is the son of the late Ted Arison

Ted Arison

Ted Arison was an Israeli-American businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and founded Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972....

, Carnival Corporation's founder, and his sister is Shari Arison

Shari Arison

Shari Arison is an Israeli-American businesswoman and Israel's wealthiest woman. She is the owner of several businesses, the largest among them Bank Hapoalim....

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External links

• Micky Arison profile at Forbes "World's Richest People".
• Micky Arison interview with Gema Castellano (Spanish with photos) 22 May 2007
• Micky Arison interview with Gema Castellano (Spanish with photos) 10 July 2006
• Micky Arison interview with Gema Castellano (Spanish with photos) 8 November 2004
• Highlights on Micky Arison