He was born in 1917, in the city of Fresno, California, in a family of immigrants who survived the genocide against the Armenians.

The city of Las Vegas, as it is, was created by Kirk Kerkorian. At one point, he was the 41st richest person in the world.

Despite his extensive philanthropy around the world, he has consistently avoided the limelight, refused awards, and never agreed to have any of his donations named after him.

 Kerkorian is one of the largest hotel builders in the world. He is credited with developing Las Vegas and bringing its casinos and hotels to their current status. After all, he was the founder of many of them. He is the former owner of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio.

 Being a skilled investor, he also got involved in the automobile industry and became the shareholder of a significant part of “Ford” and “Chrysler” companies.

At one time he was the richest person in Los Angeles, he was on the list of the world’s richest people.

Known as an ardent philanthropist.  He recently donated $200 million to the California State University, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the creation of the Dream Foundation and other educational programs.

Kerkorian died in Beverly Hills on 15 June, 2015, 9 days after his 98th birthday. Buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles.