Abílio dos Santos Diniz ((born December 28 1936 in São Paulo) is chairman and former owner of the Brazilian retail chain Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao, and victim of a famous kidnapping. Forbes ranked Diniz as the 486th wealthiest person in the world in 2006, with a net worth of USD 1.6 billion.http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/B7AH.html Diniz is the father of former Formula One driver Pedro Diniz.