Haim Saban

Haim Saban was born in 1944 in Alexandria

Saban was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Jewish family. His family moved to Israel in the 1950s. He attended the agricultural school at Ben Shemen youth village and finished high school at a night school in Tel Aviv in 1964.

After his army service, he joined the band The Lions in 1966 as a bass player and later became its manager. He worked as a promoter in Israel and then in France, where he produced records for Noam Kaniel and composed music for television.

In 1983 he moved to the United States, where he and Shuki Levy wrote music for children's television shows. His company Saban Entertainment produced Power Rangers and other series. It merged with Fox's children's network, and the combined business was sold to Disney in 2001.

Through Saban Capital Group he led groups that bought ProSiebenSat.1 Media in Germany and Univision in the United States. In Israel his group bought shares in Bezeq in 2005, and in 2013 his company gained control of Partner Communications.

Saban is a donor to the US Democratic Party and to pro-Israel causes. He founded the Saban Forum on US and Israel relations. He lives in Beverly Hills with his wife Cheryl.