Top Ten Indian Richest Persons Vijaykambojlearner.blogspot.com Source- Forbes
#1 Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal Income- $11.2 billion This steel titan is set to control the world's largest steel company when his Ispat International and LNM Holdings acquire International Steel. Combined entity will be $30 billion (sales) Mittal Steel, 88%-owned by Mittal himself Other Lists: Mittal , Lakshmi # 3 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 62 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 177 on World's Richest People 2003 , # 327 on World's Richest People 2002 , # 272 on World's Richest People 2001 , On World's Richest People 2000 , On World's Richest People 1999
#2 Azim Premji
Azim Premji Income- $10.0 billion Owns 84% of $1.3 billion (sales) Wipro, India's second-biggest infotech company. Riding outsourcing wave. Recently traded his eight-year-old Ford Escort for a new Toyota Corolla . Associated Companies :Wipro Other Lists :Premji , Azim # 38 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 58 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 45 on World's Richest People 2003 , # 41 on World's Richest People 2002 , # 42 on World's Richest People 2001 , On World's Richest People 2000 , On World's Richest People 1999
#3 Mukesh & Anil Ambani
Mukesh & Anil Ambani Income- $6.4 billion Two years after the death of their father, Reliance group's founder Dhirubhai Ambani , brothers are feuding: Older son Mukesh reportedly wants control of the $22 billion (sales) diversified group. News of rift, which became public in November, sent stock tumbling. Associated Companies :Reliance Industries Other Lists :Ambani , Mukesh & Anil # 60 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 65 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 123 on World's Richest People 2003
#4 Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla Income- $3.5 billion Fourth-generation head of $6 billion (sales) commodities conglomerate, with operations in nine countries, including palm oil in Malaysia. India's largest cement producer . Associated Companies :Hindalco Industries Other Lists :Birla , Kumar Mangalam # 149 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 147 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 158 on World's Richest People 2003 , # 200 on World's Richest People 2002 , # 292 on World's Richest People 2001 , On World's Richest People 2000 , On World's Richest People 1999
#5 Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry
Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry Income- $2.9 billion Construction tycoon benefiting from 18.4% stake in Tata Sons, holding company of Tata conglomerate. Newly listed Tata Consultancy Services recently worth $13 billion. Rarely seen in public. Other Lists :Mistry , Pallonji Shapoorji # 170 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 231 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 199 on World's Richest People 2003
#6 Sunil Bharti Mittal
Sunil Bharti Mittal Income- $2.6 billion His Bharti group, the country's largest GSM-based cellular service provider, is benefiting from India's booming middle class.New venture to export fruits and vegetables with the Rothschild family . Associated Companies :Bharti Tele-Ventures Other Lists :Mittal , Sunil Bharti # 164 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 186 on World's Richest People 2004
#7 Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar Income- $2.3 billion From modest beginnings in his garage, built and still chairs $1.2 billion (revenues) HCL Group, a leading infotech provider.Commutes between California and Delhi . Other Lists :Nadar , Shiv # 272 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 310 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 427 on World's Richest People 2003 , # 378 on World's Richest People 2002 , # 209 on World's Richest People 2001 , On World's Richest People 2000 , On World's Richest People 1999
#8 Adi Godrej & family
Adi Godrej & family Income- $1.9 billion Third generation to head $1 billion (sales) Godrej Group, whose businesses include soaps, hair dyes, office furniture and mosquito repellent. One of Mumbai's biggest landowners, has benefited from rising real estate prices . Other Lists :Godrej , Adi & family # 355 on World's Richest People 2005 , # 277 on World's Richest People 2004 , # 386 on World's Richest People 2003 , On World's Richest People 1999
#9 Malvinder & Shivinder Mohan Singh
Malvinder & Shivinder Mohan Singh Income- $1.5 billion Two brothers inherited family's 33.5% stake in leading pharmaceuticals firm Ranbaxy Laboratories five years ago because of the premature death of their dynamic father, Parvinder Singh. Older brother Malvinder was recently named to its board, while Shivinder looks after a subsidiary
#10 Dilip Shanghvi
Dilip Shanghvi Income- $1.5 billion With loan from his father started manufacturing psychiatric drugs in 1983. His Sun Pharmaceuticals has a stake in Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs, a U.S. generic drug company. Other Lists :Shanghvi , Dilip # 437 on World's Richest People 2005