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He is the only Indian businessman on Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people. [36] He surpassed Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, [37] to become Asia's richest person with a net worth of $44.3 billion in July 2018. [38] He is also the wealthiest person in the world outside North America and Europe. [39]
Wang Jianlin (Chinese: 王健林; pinyin: Wáng Jiànlín; born 24 October 1954) is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist.He is the chairman, founder, and majority shareholder of the Dalian Wanda Group, one of China's foremost conglomerate companies, which is also well known for being China's largest real estate development company and the world's largest movie theater ...
Forbes China also selected him as one of the Top 10 Most Respected Entrepreneurs in China by in 2009. Ma received the 2009 CCTV Economic Person of the Year: Business Leaders of the Decade Award. In 2010, Ma was selected by Forbes Asia as one of Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy for his contribution to disaster relief and poverty. [67]
In 2006, Adani entered the power generation business. [27] From 2009 to 2012, he acquired Abbot Point Port in Australia and Carmichael coal mine in Queensland. [28] In February 2022, he became Asia's richest person, surpassing Mukesh Ambani, [29] and in August 2022, he was named the 3rd richest person in the world by Fortune. [30]
Robert Kuok Hock Nien, better known as Robert Kuok, [a] (born 6 October 1923) is a Malaysian business magnate, investor and philanthropist based in Hong Kong since 1973. [2] According to Forbes , his net worth is estimated at $11.8 billion as of April 2023, [ 3 ] making him the wealthiest Malaysian citizen [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and 96th wealthiest person ...
Son pursued his interests in business by securing a meeting with Japan McDonald's president Den Fujita. Taking his advice, Son began studying English and computer science. [30] He left to study in the U.S. on Fujita's advice. [2] At age 16, Son moved from Japan to California and lived with his friends and family in South San Francisco.
Lucio Chua Tan Sr. (traditional Chinese: 陳 永 栽; simplified Chinese: 陈 永 栽; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Éng-chai; pinyin: Chén Yǒngzāi; born July 17, 1934) is a Filipino billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
Zhong Shanshan (Chinese: 钟睒睒; pinyin: Zhōng Shǎnshǎn, born 1954) is a Chinese entrepreneur.. He is the founder and chairperson of the Nongfu Spring beverage company and the majority owner of Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise.