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Ray Lee Hunt (born 1943) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. Early life Hunt is the son of the late H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), founder of Hunt Oil Co. His parents married in 1957. Hunt's sisters include June Hunt, Swanee Hunt, and Helen LaKelly Hunt. Education Hunt is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in the Dallas enclave of University Park, Texas. Career After his father's death in 1974, he inherited Hunt Oil Co. and the remains of the General American Oil Company along with his three sisters. In 1982, Forbes magazine estimated Ray Hunt's family's total net worth to be $200 million. In 2006 Forbes estimated that Ray's family's net worth increased from $200 million to $4.6 billion. In September 2007, Hunt struck an oil deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government in the disputed territories of Ninewa near the Dohuk Governorate with an estimated value of $8 to $14.5 billion. The federal Iraqi Oil minister has denounced this deal as illegal, because under current Iraqi law only the central government is authorized to enter into contracts, though the Kurdistan Region believes it has a constitutional right to do so. The Kurds refuse to share details about the deal but insist that they will share profits. Likewise, Hunt Oil has refused to answer questions about the deal from US government officials who called for details when the deal became public. A U.S. Congressional committee concluded that George W. Bush administration officials knew that Hunt oil was planning to sign the oil deal with the regional Kurdistan Regional Government that ran counter to American policy and undercut Iraq's central government. The issue is still open and the State Department's Office of Inspector General is reviewing the issue.In November 2009, native Peruvians under the coalition of the Native Federation of the Rio Madre de Dios, (FENAMAD), issued an eviction notice to Ray Hunt and the Hunt Oil Company from the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve. In the letter FENAMAD wrote, "Having peacefully exhausted all protest, without receiving any answer, we hereby communicate to you that we have agreed to a fifteen-day period for you to definitively withdraw from the Amarakaeria Communal Reserve since you do not have the indigenous community's consent." A press release issued by Amazon Watch stated that "The Reserve was first established in 2002 after years of indigenous petitioning to protect the rainforest area of the vast Madre de Dios and Karene watersheds and to provide protected zones for the Harakmbut indigenous peoples to live, fish, and hunt. The area in dispute, besides being a declared nature reserve, crosses the headwaters of several important river basins, and lies in the buffer zones of Manu and Bahuaja Sonene National Parks, two of the most biodiverse national parks in the world." He is the former owner of the Southwest Media Corporation of Texas which published D Magazine, Houston City Magazine, Texas Homes and Sport Magazine. Political donations Hunt was a major supporter of former President of the United States George W. Bush and a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, SMU, and of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. In 2015, Hunt and his wife donated $2 million to a Super PAC supporting the presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush. Other donations Hunt is also a major donor to the SMU athletic program. He was one of a group of roughly 15 boosters who played a major role in the university's impending 2024 move from the American Athletic Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The group's members committed to making athletic donations large enough to allow the school to forego any ACC media revenue for its first nine years as an ACC member. Personal life Hunt is married and has five children. Hunt's son, Hunter L. Hunt, is the CEO of Hunt Consolidated Energy. Hunt lives in Dallas, Texas. As of 2015, Forbes estimated Hunt's net worth to be US$6 billion, and a 2023 Yahoo Sports story placed his net worth at $7.5 billion. See also Notable alumni of St. Mark's School of TexasReferences External links Appearances on C-SPAN. Discover the Ray Lee popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ray Lee books.

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  • Leonora in the Morning Light synopsis, comments

    Leonora in the Morning Light

    Michaela Carter

    One of Oprah Daily’s Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels That Will Sweep You Away“Michaela Carter’s training as a poet and painter shines through from the first page of this...

  • Ray Lindsay v. Lee C. Atkin and Peter A. synopsis, comments

    Ray Lindsay v. Lee C. Atkin and Peter A.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    DURHAM, Justice: The question on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying a motion to correct its earlier order nunc pro tunc. The order dismissed Pa...

  • The Seekers synopsis, comments

    The Seekers

    John Densmore & Viggo Mortensen

    The iconic drummer of The Doors investigates his own relationship with creativity and explores the meaning of artistry with other artists and performers in this compelling and spel...

  • Travails with the Alien synopsis, comments

    Travails with the Alien

    Satyajit Ray

    Satyajit Ray was a master of science fiction writing. Through his Professor Shonku stories and other fiction and nonfiction pieces, he explored the genre from various angles. In th...

  • Ray Lindsay v. Lee C. Atkin and Peter A. synopsis, comments

    Ray Lindsay v. Lee C. Atkin and Peter A.

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    DURHAM, Justice: The question on this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying a motion to correct its earlier order "nunc pro tunc." The order dismissed ...

  • Forest Magic synopsis, comments

    Forest Magic

    Ray Lee

    Brothers Peter and James discover a secret entrance to a magical forest where they are able to talk to the animals. Even the trees can talk! They make lots of new friends including...

  • Mountain of Fire synopsis, comments

    Mountain of Fire

    Rebecca E. F. Barone

    Mountain of Fire is the narrative nonfiction account of the violent volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, the story of the people who died, those who survived, and...

  • Die Frau in Hitlers Badewanne synopsis, comments

    Die Frau in Hitlers Badewanne

    Serena Dandini

    Auf den Spuren von Lee Miller Fotografin, Kriegsreporterin, leidenschaftliche Reisende.Sie gilt als eine der modernsten Frauen der Welt: Die Amerikanerin Lee Miller (1907 1977). ...

  • The Woman in the Photograph synopsis, comments

    The Woman in the Photograph

    Dana Gynther

    Set in the romantic glow of 1920s Paris, a captivating novel of New York socialite and model Lee Miller, whose glamorous looks and joie de vivre caught the eye of Man Ray, one of t...

  • Walter Lee Chamblee v. John Stocks and Ray synopsis, comments

    Walter Lee Chamblee v. John Stocks and Ray

    Supreme Court Of Utah

    HENRIOD, Justice. Appeal from a jury verdict and judgment of no cause of action in a case where plaintiff sought damages against a sheriff and his deputy for an alleged pummeling a...

  • The Devil Himself synopsis, comments

    The Devil Himself

    Peter Farris

    For Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself, sizzles with pageburning suspense and bewitching characters. Deep in the forest o...

  • The Secret to Love, Health, and Money synopsis, comments

    The Secret to Love, Health, and Money

    Rhonda Byrne

    This indepth masterclass from the author of the groundbreaking bestseller The Secret illustrates how to apply the law of attraction to three of life’s most important areas: relatio...

  • Elmer Ray Sims and Willie Lee Irons V. synopsis, comments

    Elmer Ray Sims and Willie Lee Irons V.

    Second District Court of Appeals of Indiana

    The Appellants, Elmer Ray Sims and Willie Lee Irons, were convicted on July 10, 1975, of first degree murder. The Appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment on July 21, 1975. T...

  • How The Secret Changed My Life synopsis, comments

    How The Secret Changed My Life

    Rhonda Byrne

    An aweinspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful reallife stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller The Secret. Discover how everyday people completely transfo...

  • Soft Target synopsis, comments

    Soft Target

    Stephen Hunter

    Another actionpacked thriller from Stephen Hunter, this time starring Ray Cruz, the son of exMarine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, who was introduced in Hunter’s previous bestseller, Dead...

  • The Age of Light synopsis, comments

    The Age of Light

    Whitney Scharer

    One of the Best Books of the Year: Parade, Glamour, Real Simple, Refinery29, Yahoo! Lifestyle. "A startlingly modern love story and a mesmerizing portrait of a woman's selftransfor...

  • Sober synopsis, comments

    Sober

    Tony Adams

    THE BRILLIANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.  ‘A searingly honest account of the Arsenal legend’s quest to recover from alcoholism. Unflinchingly brave.’ Sunday Mirror Being Addicte...

  • Broken Glory synopsis, comments

    Broken Glory

    Ed Sanders & Rick Veitch

    Bobby Kennedy's last campaignan homage to a leader who might have changed history and a reconstruction of the conspiracy to stop him, in a magisterial feat of epic investigative po...

  • Reflection On Cinema synopsis, comments

    Reflection On Cinema

    Satyajit Ray

    Satyajit Ray is acknowledged to be one of the world's finest filmmakers. This book brings together some of his most cerebral writings on film.With the economy and precision that ma...

  • NYPD Confidential synopsis, comments

    NYPD Confidential

    Leonard Levitt

    For years, the police commissioner and the mayor of New York City have duked it out for publicity, credit, and power. Some have translated their stardom into success after leaving ...

  • Emerald Magic synopsis, comments

    Emerald Magic

    Andrew M. Greeley

    Mythology and magic come alive in this collection of Irish fantasy stories by some of today's finest authors.Ireland is a nation that holds fast to its history and heritage, and no...

  • Ten Fantasies synopsis, comments

    Ten Fantasies

    Abi Titmuss

    TO INDULGE ...TO ENJOY ... TO SHAREWhat does Abi Titmuss really fantasise about?Who are the men and women that turn her on? What is she really thinking about during her most inti...

  • The Education of Dixie Dupree synopsis, comments

    The Education of Dixie Dupree

    Donna Everhart

    A remarkable debut from the author of The Saints of Swallow Hill, composed in a voice as sure and resonant as that of The Secret Life of Bees. This story about mothers and dau...

  • Framed synopsis, comments

    Framed

    Ronnie O'Sullivan

    Fast paced and full of grit, this is the first crime novel from the UK's most charismatic sporting genius.WHEN THE GAME IS MURDER, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE.An innocent man. Frankie...

  • Dead Wrong synopsis, comments

    Dead Wrong

    Richard Belzer, David Wayne & Jesse Ventura

     For years, the government has put out hits on people that they found “expendable,” or who they felt were “talking too much,” covering up their assassinations with drug overdo...

  • Dead Zero synopsis, comments

    Dead Zero

    Stephen Hunter

    From New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter comes a thriller that pits former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger against the only man who might be ab...

  • The Lives of Lee Miller synopsis, comments

    The Lives of Lee Miller

    Antony Penrose

    A highly readable biography of uniquely talented artist Lee Miller, now in compact paperback.Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately record...