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Filipino businessman (born 1934)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zóbel de Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Pfitz.

This article is about the chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation.

For his son and the chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation, see Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.

Jaime Zóbel de Ayala y PfitzGCLH (born 18 July 1934), also known as Jaime Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman who served as the chairman of the Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 2006 and as its president from 1984 to 1994.

Presently, he holds the honorary title as "Chairman Emeritus".

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Zóbel served as the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1975. He is also known as a noted art photographer being the first Filipino photographer to be given a Licentiate by the Royal Photographic Society of the United Kingdom.

Early life and family

Zóbel was born on 18 July 1934 to Alfonso Zóbel de Ayala (19