Blair has insisted he is not “super-rich,” despite reports
that he can earn more than nine times the average British annual salary in a
single day. Multimillionaire Blair claimed to be “very lucky.”
Blair is guarded about his wealth, which some estimate
totals more than £100 million. It is reported the former prime minister charges
£250,000 for public speaking appearances – more than nine times the average UK
annual salary.
Tony Blair Associates, reportedly earns £7 million a year
for advising Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev whose government was accused
of human rights abuses after his riot police massacred dozens of striking oil
workers taking part in a peaceful protest in Zhanaozen, western Kazakhstan, in
December 2011.
Tony Blair Associates has also been linked to a Saudi
Arabian oil company founded by the son of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah. A
leaked contract, which emerged last November, showed Blair had been hired by
PetroSaudi to help facilitate a deal between the oil firm and Chinese state
officials.
Blair and his wife, Cherie, own millions of pounds worth of
property in the UK. Top of the list is an £8 million Buckinghamshire mansion
and a nearby three-bedroom cottage purchased for Tony Blair’s sister, Sarah. Tony
and Cherie Blair reportedly purchased London homes for their children Nicky,
Euan and Kathryn, valued at £1.35 million, £3.62 million and £1.2 million,
respectively. The couple also own an £8 million Grade II-listed Georgian
townhouse in West London, which they bought in 2004.
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