Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi began as a property developer before building a major commercial television and publishing empire through Fininvest. He founded Forza Italia in 1994 and went on to serve three terms as Italy’s prime minister, making him a defining figure in the country’s postwar political and media history. He also owned A.C. Milan from 1986 to 2017, during which the club achieved major national and international success.