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Gigi Becali

1958 - Today

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George "Gigi" Becali (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe beˈkali]; born 25 June 1958) is a Romanian businessman, writer, politician and former convict, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club. Becali was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and December 2012, and a Member of the Romanian Parliament from December 2012 up until his conviction in May 2013. In 2024, Becali was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the AUR party, but left in March 2025 due to chairman George Simion's decision of collected signatures for a female presidential candidate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gigi Becali is the 526th most popular businessperson (down from 467th in 2019), the 369th most popular biography from Romania (down from 320th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Gigi Becali ranks 526 out of 847. Before him are Marcus Goldman, Piero Dusio, Joe Sutter, Howard Stringer, Suleyman Kerimov, and George Peabody. After him are Robert Durst, Muhtar Kent, Mario Segale, Gene Haas, Jean-Michel Aulas, and Gilbert Kaplan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Gigi Becali ranks 268. Before him are Curtis T. McMullen, Pedro Costa, Gary Numan, Tetsuya Komuro, Hussein Saeed, and Edgardo Bauza. After him are Debbie Rowe, Abdi Farah Shirdon, Bebe Neuwirth, Remigijus Valiulis, Steve Schirripa, and Cazuza.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Gigi Becali ranks 369 out of 844. Before him are Cosmin Olăroiu (1969), Neagu Djuvara (1916), C. A. Rosetti (1816), Rudolf Bürger (1908), Mario Livio (1945), and Nicolae Crețulescu (1812). After him are Ion Panțuru (1934), Júlia Sigmond (1929), Pavel Badea (1967), Mircea Rednic (1962), Valeriu Bularca (1931), and Vintilă Brătianu (1867).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Romania

Among businesspeople born in Romania, Gigi Becali ranks 1. After him are Colin Kolles (1967).

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