John Fredriksen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Fredriksen

Cypriot businessman

Date of Birth: 10-May-1944

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur, business magnate

Nationality: Norway, Cyprus

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Fredriksen (born 10 May 1944) is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping billionaire businessman, who owns the world's largest oil tanker fleet.
He has major interests in the offshore driller Seadrill, the fish farming company Mowi, the dry bulk company Golden Ocean Group, and the supply vessel company Deep Sea Supply.
Through his investment companies Hemen Holdings and Meisha, Fredriksen controls the companies Frontline and Golar LNG.
In 2010–2011, Frontline owned 9.6 percent of another large tanker company, Overseas Shipholding Group.
North Atlantic Drilling, Sevan Drilling, and Asia Offshore Drilling are partly owned by Seadrill.Born in Oslo, Norway, Fredriksen is a Cypriot citizen who resides in London.
Before abandoning his Norwegian citizenship, he was Norway's richest man.
Norwegian magazine Kapital listed Fredriksen in 2013 with a net worth of NOK 69,75 billion (US$11.9 billion).
In 2012, he was included in the 50 Most Influential list of Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
He was named in the top 10 most influential people in the shipping industry according to Lloyds List 2014.