Micky Arison (born June 29, 1949) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and chairman of

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, the world's largest

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operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's

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. Arison is also the owner of the NBA's

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, which under his ownership has won three NBA Championships.

Education

Arison attended the University of Miami School of Business at the

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but dropped out to become a sales representative for

Miami Heat

Arison has been the owner of the

since 1995. During his ownership, Arison hired

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as the team's head coach (and later team president) and under Arison's ownership the team has won three NBA championships ( 2006,

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, and

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Compensation and wealth

In 2011, ''

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'' magazine calculated Arison's wealth at $7 billion, making him the 169th wealthiest person in the world. In 2009, he earned $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.

Personal life

Arison is married to Madeleine Arison, and they have two children. Their son Nick Arison is chief executive officer of the

. Arison is the son of

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, co-founder of

. His sister is Shari Arison. He also has a brother named Kames Arison. He resides in

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. Arison owns two 200 foot yachts which he uses as homes.

Awards and honors

*Three-time

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(as owner of the

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References

External links

Micky Arison biography
at ''

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