Daughter of Angolan president is the richest in Africa.
Isabel dos Santos, 40, amassed a $2 billion fortune through investments in companies across various sectors, from telecommunications to energy and diamond mining; her father has been in power since 1979, four years after the country gained its independence from Portugal.
247 Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, entered the list of the world's richest people last year, compiled by Forbes magazine – occupying the 736th position.
With a fortune estimated at US$2 billion, the businesswoman was considered by the American publication to be the first billionaire on the African continent and the richest woman in Angola.
The list, titled "The World's Billionaires 2013," includes the names of 1426 personalities from around the world.
Isabel dos Santos, 40, studied engineering at King's College London, starting her first business in the late 1990s with a restaurant in Luanda.
Since then, he has invested in companies across various sectors, from telecommunications to energy and diamond mining, in Angola as well as in Portugal. Furthermore, he sits on the board of directors of several companies.
Angola is located off the west coast of South Africa, a country of 18 million people living in an area rich in oil and diamonds. The country suffered 27 years of civil war, which ended in 2002. José Eduardo dos Santos has been president since 1979, four years after the country gained its independence from Portugal.