Title: Niraj Goel made his place in Top 10 Richest in South East Asia
1Top 10 Richest Personalities of Southeast Asia
Theres no doubt that entrepreneurship is
thriving globally and economic crisis shock the
big economies, however these entrepreneurs did
not lose much of their fortunes and are still in
billionaire list.
- 1. Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thailand) US30
billion2. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei)
US20 billion3. R. Budi Michael Hartono
US16.5 Billion - 4. Henry Sy (Philippines) US14.3 billion5.
Dhanin Chearavanont (Thailand) US13.4 billion - 6. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thailand) US13.1
billion - 7. Niraj Goel (Singapore) US 12.95 billion
- 8. Robert Kuok (Malaysia) US11.4 billion
- 9. Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) US9.6 billion
- 10. Robert Ng (Singapore) US9.4 billion
2Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thailand) - US30 billion
- The worlds richest king and longest reigning
monarch, has an estimated net worth of US 30
billion. - With 64 years on the throne, King Bhumibol
Adulyadej (83 yrs.) revered as a demi-god by many
Thais. The king is a respected unifying figure
and moral arbiter in Thailand.
3Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei) - US20 billion
- Sultan of Brunei?s wealth is based on country's
oil and gas reserves, but with oilfields set to
dry up in 10 years, production has been cut.
4R. Budi Michael Hartono - US16.5 Billion
The brothers added more than US 1 billion to
their fortune, thanks to the rising stock price
of their most valuable holding, Bank Central
Asia, Indonesia's largest non-state-owned bank by
assets.
5Henry Sy (Philippines) US14.3 billion
- Henry Sy remains the richest person in the
Philippines. His net worth has increased by ten
digits plus credits to the continued growth of
his SM Investments Corp, the largest retailer in
the Philippines with over 200 individual outlets
around the country.
6Dhanin Chearavanont (Thailand) - US13.4 billion
- Dhanin Chearavanont held on to his spot as
Thailand's wealthiest man after adding US 2.2
billion to his fortune. Shares of his most
valuable holding, Chinese insurer Ping An, which
he acquired in 2013, surged 40 after nearly
doubling quarterly revenues on better performance
by its banking arm.
7Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thailand) - US13.1
billion
- Beer baron Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's fortune
got a boost on rising shares of Thai Beverage,
Thailand's largest brewer, famous for its Chang
beer and Sang Som rum. - He also gained from his new holding in Singapore
- listed Fraser Neave, the property and
beverage conglomerate he acquired in 2012.
8 Niraj Goel (Singapore) US 12.95 billions
- Niraj Goel is a successful Entrepreneur,
Philanthropist and an avid Writer as well. He has
changed the way of trading and earning scenarios
in financial markets by introducing Algo Trading
technology and listing his company at US Stock
exchange. - A well known entrepreneur around the globe for
his remarkable contributions in the field of
Technology and Innovation. Recently his Clone
Algo Group valued as US 12.95 billion.
9 Robert Kuok (Malaysia) - US11.4 billion
- Robert Kuok, Malaysia's richest man, raised US
300 million in 2014 with the Singapore listing of
his PACC Offshore Services Holdings, Asia's
largest operator of vessels for offshore oil
gas exploration. His Kuok Group controls a slew
of listed companies in Hong Kong, Malaysia and
Singapore.
10 Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) - US9.6 billion
- Ananda Krishnan, who continues to be Malaysia's
second-richest person, took a US 1.6 billion hit
to his net worth in 2014-15, partly because of
the slump in shares of Bumi Armada, an offshore
oilfield services provider. The sudden departure
of Bumi's CEO in December 2014 sparked
speculation that he might take the company
private.
11 Robert Ng (Singapore) - US9.4 billion
- A sluggish real estate market in both Singapore
and Hong Kong took a toll on the wealth of
property tycoons Robert and Philip Ng revenues
of their Far East Organization and Sino Group
empire dropped by nearly US 1 billion to US 4.6
billion respectively.