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San Francisco - Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday he is a dad and pledged to give away his fortune to make the world a "better place" for baby daughter Maxima and others.


In a letter to Maxima posted on his Facebook page Jake McCabe Jersey , Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife Priscilla Chan said they were going to give away 99 percent of their company shares -- estimated value $45 billion -- during their lives in an effort to make a happy and healthy world.

New parents Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and pediatrician Priscilla Chan, photographed July 10 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho, pledged on December 1 2015 to give away 99 percent of their wealth to improve life for their new daughter, Max Jason Pominville Sabres Jersey , "and all children" (AFP PhotoScott Olson)

"Max, we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for you and all children. We wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. We can't wait to see what you bring to this world," the letter said.


Zuckerberg will "gift or otherwise direct" nearly all his shares of Facebook stock, or the after-tax proceeds of sales of shares Jack Eichel Sabres Jersey , to further a mission of "advancing human potential and promoting equality" by means of activities for the public good, the California-based social network said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.


Zuckerberg "intends to retain his majority voting position in our stock for the foreseeable future," Facebook said in the SEC filing.


"As you begin the next generation of the Chan Zuckerberg family, we also begin the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to join people across the world to advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation," the Facebook chief and his wife said.


"Our initial areas of focus will be personalized learning Jason Pominville Black Jersey , curing disease, connecting people and building strong communities."


- Giving Pledge -


Zuckerberg early on added his name to those who have taken a Giving Pledge to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.


Names on the pledge include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, and IACInterActiveCorp powerhouse Barry Diller.


"We believe all lives have equal value Jack Eichel Black Jersey , and that includes the many more people who will live in future generations than live today," Zuckerberg and Chan said in their letter to Max.