Alfred Akirov (Hebrew: אלפרד אקירוב; born 5 January 1941)[1], is an Israeli businessman. He is the founder of the Alrov Group. He appears on Forbes' World's Billionaires List in March 2026, with an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion.[2]

Alfred Akirov
אלפרד אקירוב
Alfred Akirov
Born (1941-01-05) January 5, 1941 (age 85)
OccupationBusinessman

Biography

edit

Alfred Akirov was born in Iraq to a Jewish family.[3] He immigrated to Israel with his family in 1953.[3]

Business career

edit

Akirov founded the Alrov Group in 1978[3][4] and he is currently its CEO.[5] It has been listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 1983.[3][6] He helped rebuild Mamilla.[3]

Public service

edit

Akirov served as the President of the French-Israeli Chamber of Commerce from 2010 to 2012.[3] He became a Knight of the French Legion of Honour in 2013.[3]

Akirov serves on the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University.[7]

Personal life

edit

Akirov is married to Hava Akirov,[8][9] an executive at Alrov Group,[10] and they have three children.[11][1]

References

edit
  1. 1 2 "Akirov Alfred net worth and biography". Goodreturns. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  2. "World's Billionaires List". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Légion d'Honneur pour Alfred Akirov, ex-Président de la Chambre de Commerce Israël-France (2010 à 2012). Archived 2015-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, French-Israel Chamber of Commerce
  4. Alfred Akirov, Bloomberg Business
  5. "Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. "Milestones". www.alrov.co.il. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  7. Tel Aviv University Governors Roll
  8. Michal Galanti (2021-05-09). "An 80th birthday party to remember for prominent businessman". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  9. Aviv Levy (2011-12-22). "Amendment 16 catches Akirov: foregoes NIS 2.7m at Alrov unit". Globes. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  10. "Alrov Properties & Lodgings Ltd". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  11. "Akirov Alfred". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-26.