Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Fortune: $ 74 billion (up $20.5 billion) Recent Headlines: Merged his fixed-line telecom company into America Movil, Latin America's largest wireless carrier; Opened a new museum which houses his vast art collection, named after his wife Soumaya
Education: Dropout from Harvard University Fortune: $ 56 billion (up $3 billion) Recent Headlines: Donated $30 billion of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which is working tirelessly towards eradication of tuberculosis and polio and poverty/hunger; Campaigning for "a higher sense of urgency" in AIDS vaccine development and also pushing for improved technology tools to rate teacher
Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln Fortune: $50 billion (up $3 billion) Recent Headlines: Investment in Chinese electric car startup BYD Co.; proposed investments in India; Partnered with Bill Gates to convince America's richest to pledge half their fortunes to charity
Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne Fortune: $41 billion (up $13.5 billion) Recent Headlines: Spectacular performance of his luxury goods group LVMH; Acquisition by the Luis Vuitton group of stake in Hermes and Bulgari; Firing of Christian Dior designer John Galliano over his anti-Semitic remarks
Education: Dropout, University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Fortune: $39.5 billion (up 11.5 billion) Recent Headlines: Win in the copyright infringement court battle against German software rival SAP worth $1.3 billion; Role in San Francisco’s successful bid to host the America's Cup regatta in 2013 (where Ellison is currently the defending champion); Intends to donate 95% of his wealth to charity
Education: BA/BS, St Xavier's College Calcutta, India Fortune: $31.1 billion (up $2.4 billion) Recent Headlines: Spectacular rise in net profits at his steel conglomeration Arcelor Mittal; Spin off of its stainless steel unit; acquisition of Canadian miner Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation; Funding of a 377-foot sculpture called ArcelorMittal Orbit in London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympics; Plans to build a 30 million pound eco-mansion on the outskirts of London which designers claim will have zero carbon footprint
Education: Not Known; son of a railway worker, he is said to have started his career as a gofer in a shirt store Fortune: $31 billion (up $6 billion) Recent Headlines: Announced his retirement as chairman of Inditex, the $15.8 billion (sales) fashion firm in January; Controversy over Inditex copying bloggers’ fashion designs from the Internet
Education: Dropout, Stanford University; BA/BS, University of Bombay Fortune: $27 billion (down $2 billion) Recent Headlines: Recent partnership with BP worth $7.2 billion, which is being touted as the biggest foreign investment in India and will see a marketing joint venture; $3.3-billion investment in three American energy firms; much-hyped inauguration of a 27-story personal mansion in the heart of Mumbai
CHRISTY WALTON & FAMILY Age: 56 Net Worth:$26.5 B Source: Walmart, inherited Country of citizenship: United States
At the top position we have Mian Muhammad Mansha Yaha who has the worth of $2.5 billion and he is a Businessman. He has around 40 companies on board and owns Muslim Commercial Bank. He is still on the move but according to his friends he doesn’t show off.
Asif Ali Zardari is at number 2, that’s the most interesting thing I noticed I thought he will be at the first number but anyway, 2nd number isn’t that far, he is a politician and has the worth of $1.8 billion. He was the husband of our Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and now our President. His assets hold hundred of million dollars, he has 8 prime properties in UK, he also has multi-million dollars mansion in USA, huge stakes in sugar mills all over the Pakistan
Third is Sir Anwar Pervaiz, he has the worth of $1.5 Billion and he is a businessman. He is the Chairman of Bestway Group which was started in 1976 and now they own 50 cash and carry’s. Anwar Pervaiz and his partners sheer have brought them outstanding levels internationally.
Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif are at the 4th number and have the worth of $1.4 billion. They are Politicians and Businessmen. While he was out in Saudi Arabia he got commissions from foreign estates for construction in Pakistan.
Saddaruddin Hashwani he has the worth of $1.1 billion. This man has invested billions in mines, minerals, hotels, insurance, batteries, tobacco, construction, engineering and IT.
Nasir Schon and family he has the worth of $1 billion and is a businessman. He is head of Scon Group.
Abdul Razzaq Yakoub and family have the worth of $1 billion and he is a businessman. He is the president of ARY group.
Rafiq Habib and Rasheed Habib are at the 8th position having worth of 720 million dollars. He is also a businessman. These guys don’t show off but it is said that they own 100 companies throughout the world. Their financial strength can be seen when they gave a cheque of Rs. 80 Million to the penniless government of Pakistan in 1948.
