Albert Frère Albert Frère is the first Belgian on the list, on 224th place. The 80-year-old business tycoon has built himself a fortune worth three billion dollars.
The only other Belgian belonging to the club of billionaires is Kazakhstan-born Patokh Chodiev of the Eurasia group, with two billion dollars. The 53-year-old, a Kazakhstan resident, shares 382nd place.
=== Self-made man Frère Self-made man Frère lives in Charleroi. He is married and has three children. At the age of 80, he refuses to take his retirement.
The son of a nail merchant, he made his mark in the business world at a very young age.
As chairman of the Bruxelles Lambert Group, he succeeded in making his business international by becoming a shareholder in a large number of companies in various fields, including energy and the media.