Monday 11 June 2012

INDIA'S TOP 10 RICHEST PERSONS IN 2012


India's Top 10 Richest Persons in

2012, Top 10 Richest Persons in India


No.1: Mukesh Ambani ($22.3bn)
Age : 54 years.
Company : Petrchemicals, Oil & Gas.
Country : India.


Despite losing $4.4 billion, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, that struck a $7.2-billion deal with BP, holds the top spot with a net worth of $22.6 billion.


No.2: Lakshmi Mittal ($20.7bn)
Age : 61 years.

Company : Steel.
Country : India.


Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is the chairman and chief executive officer of Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaking company.


No.3: Azim Premji ($15.9bn)
Age : 66 years.
Company : Software.
Country : India.



Tech tycoon Azim Hashim Premji of Wipro remains at No 3 even after donating shares worth $2 billion to his charitable trust, which made him one of Asia's top philanthropists.


No.4: Savitri Jindal ($10.9bn)
Age : 62 years.
Company : Steel.
Country : India.


Savitri Jindal is the head of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.


No.5: Sunil Mittal ($8.1bn)
Age : 54 years.
Company : Telecom.
Country : India.


With over 230 million customers, Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel is world's fifth-largest telecom company, with operations in 19 countries.


No.6: Kumar Mangalam Birla ($8.0bn)
Age : 44 years.
Company : Aditya Birla Group.
Country : India.


Aditya Birla Group is among the world's top 10 producers of cement and Asia's biggest aluminum producer.


No.7: Anil Ambani ($7.8bn)
Age : 52 years.
Company : Diversified.
Country : India.


Anil Ambani is the head of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, India's third-largest industry.


No.8: Dilip Shanghvi ($7.4bn)
Age : 56 years.
Company : Pharmaceuticles.
Country : India.


Mr.Dilip Shanghvi, Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd,.


No.9: Shashi and Ravi Ruia ($7.0bn)
Age : 68 years.
Company : Diversified.
Country : India.


The brothers, Shashi and Ravi Ruia, sold their one-third stake in telecom unit Vodafone Essar for $5.4 billion in July, 2011 after their plan for listing the holding was opposed by Vodafone.


No.10: Kushal Pal Singh ($6.4bn)
Age : 80 years.
Company : Real Estate.
Country : India.


Kushal Pal Singh is a real estate mogul and the chairman and CEO of DLF Limited.




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