Melania Trump’s Father, Viktor Knavs Bio: Wife, Net Worth, Age, Height, Hair Color, Ethnicity, Children

Viktor Knavs is a Slovenian-born businessman who became widely known primarily as the father of Melania Trump, the former First Lady of the United States.

He built a modest career in car sales and small business in Slovenia before relocating to the United States after his daughter’s marriage. His background offers a distinctive look at a family that crossed national and socioeconomic borders.

Profile

• Full name: Viktor Knavs
• Date of birth: March 24, 1944
• Age: 81 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Radeče, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia)
• Nationality: Slovenian (later U.S. citizen)
• Profession: Businessman (former chauffeur and car salesman)
• Height: 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm)
• Weight: 80 kg (176 lbs)
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Gray
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Amalija Knavs (née Ulčnik, m. 1966)
• Children: Ines Knavs (daughter, born 1968), Melania Knavs (Trump) (daughter, born April 26, 1970)
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Ethnicity: White (Slovenian)
• Net worth: $2–5 million USD

Early Life and Education

Viktor Knavs was born on March 24, 1944, in Radeče, a small town in central Slovenia during World War II. Growing up under socialist Yugoslavia, he experienced a working-class upbringing.

While limited public records exist about his formal education, it is believed that he completed secondary school and began working young.

Personal Life

Viktor married Amalija Ulčnik in 1966. Amalija worked as a patternmaker at the Jutranjka textile factory in Sevnica, where the couple lived for many years and raised their two daughters, Ines and Melania. After Melania married Donald Trump in 2005, Viktor and Amalija spent increasing time in the United States.

They lived part-time at Trump Tower in New York, later at the White House during Melania’s tenure as First Lady, and more recently in Palm Beach, Florida, near Mar-a-Lago.

Both became naturalized U.S. citizens in August 2018, a process that drew media attention due to their daughter’s public stance on immigration reform.

Career

Viktor’s career began in Slovenia as a chauffeur for local officials in his youth. He later became a car salesman for a state-owned company, eventually opening a small automotive and bicycle parts business in Ljubljana.

Though not widely known internationally, his work provided a comfortable lifestyle for his family in a socialist economy that often restricted private enterprise. His success reflected persistence, resourcefulness, and an entrepreneurial mindset uncommon for the time.

Net Worth

Viktor Knavs’s net worth is estimated between $2 million and $5 million USD. This wealth derives from profits from his automotive and bicycle parts business in Slovenia, and long-term real estate holdings in Slovenia and the United States.

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