Top 5 richest persons in India:
Mukesh Ambani
Dilip Shanghvi
Azim Premji
Pallonji Mistry
Shiv Nadar
- As of September 2015, Mukesh Ambani's net worth is 18.9 Billion USD.
-He is the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.
-He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and holds the highest 44.7% shares of RIL.
-He is the 36th richest man in the world, second in Asia and the richest in India.
-He currently owns the IPL team, Mumbai Indians.
-After dropping out of Stanford, Mukesh Ambani joined Reliance in 1980.
-He set up technology centered Reliance Communication Limited and also created world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery in Jamnagar.
-He is the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.
-He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and holds the highest 44.7% shares of RIL.
-He is the 36th richest man in the world, second in Asia and the richest in India.
-He currently owns the IPL team, Mumbai Indians.
-After dropping out of Stanford, Mukesh Ambani joined Reliance in 1980.
-He set up technology centered Reliance Communication Limited and also created world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery in Jamnagar.
Dilip Shanghvi
- Dilip Shanghvi is the founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries which is India's most valuable drug company with a market cap of 27 Billion USD.
- As of September 2015, his net worth was estimated at 18 Billion USD.
- Born in Amreli-Gujrat, Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in 1982 in Vapi with a capital of Rs. 10,000, currently he is among Asia's top 10 wealthiest self-made billionaires.
- He acquired the American firm Caraco Pharma in 1997 and Israel's Taro Pharma in 2007. Currently Sun Pharmaceutical Limited is looking at buying Ranbaxy.
- As of September 2015, his net worth was estimated at 18 Billion USD.
- Born in Amreli-Gujrat, Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in 1982 in Vapi with a capital of Rs. 10,000, currently he is among Asia's top 10 wealthiest self-made billionaires.
- He acquired the American firm Caraco Pharma in 1997 and Israel's Taro Pharma in 2007. Currently Sun Pharmaceutical Limited is looking at buying Ranbaxy.
Azim Premji
- Owner of Wipro, the tech tycoon Azim Premji's worth is estimated at 15.9 Billion USD.
- Wipro moved from cooking oil to toiletries, soaps, and baby products before diversifying into tech outsourcing in 1980.
- With a BE in Electrical, Azim Premji has been listed twice in TIME magazine's list of 100 most influential people.
- He has won a lot of awards and was recognized by Business Week as one of the greatest entrepreneurs.
- He is the first Indian to sign up for "The Giving Pledge" that encourages wealthy people to contribute most of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
- Wipro moved from cooking oil to toiletries, soaps, and baby products before diversifying into tech outsourcing in 1980.
- With a BE in Electrical, Azim Premji has been listed twice in TIME magazine's list of 100 most influential people.
- He has won a lot of awards and was recognized by Business Week as one of the greatest entrepreneurs.
- He is the first Indian to sign up for "The Giving Pledge" that encourages wealthy people to contribute most of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
Pallonji Mistry
- 85 year old Pallonji Mistry is the 4th richest Indian with a net worth of 14.7 Billion USD.
- His younger son Cyrus is the successor of Mr. Ratan Tata and holds the reigns of theTata Group valued at 103 Billion USD.
- Of Irish Indian descent, Pallonji is the chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group and the riches Parsi in the world.
- Shapoorji Pallonji owns Shapoorju Pallonju Construction Ltd, Forbes Textiles, andEureka Forbes.
- He gave up his Indian citizenship in 2003 and is an Irish citizen but as the largest share holder, still holds 18.4% shares of the Tata Group.
- His younger son Cyrus is the successor of Mr. Ratan Tata and holds the reigns of theTata Group valued at 103 Billion USD.
- Of Irish Indian descent, Pallonji is the chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group and the riches Parsi in the world.
- Shapoorji Pallonji owns Shapoorju Pallonju Construction Ltd, Forbes Textiles, andEureka Forbes.
- He gave up his Indian citizenship in 2003 and is an Irish citizen but as the largest share holder, still holds 18.4% shares of the Tata Group.
Shiv Nadar
- As of September 2015, Shiv Nadar's net worth is 12.9 Billion USD.
-He is the cofounder and chairman of HCL Group ($7billion revenue)
-In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry
-He is the 156th richest man in the world
-Since mid-1990s he has focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation
-Shiv Nadar is the brother of famous tamil novelist Ramanichandran.
-In 2010 received Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award.
-He is the cofounder and chairman of HCL Group ($7billion revenue)
-In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry
-He is the 156th richest man in the world
-Since mid-1990s he has focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation
-Shiv Nadar is the brother of famous tamil novelist Ramanichandran.
-In 2010 received Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award.
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