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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
