Top 20 Richest People In Malaysians 2012
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Below is the complete list of Top 20 Richest people in Malaysians 2012. Their wealth are as at Jan 20, 2012
Name, Wealth in RM Billion, Source of Wealth
1) Robert Kuok Hock Nien 45,700.00 Kerry Group/KuokGroup
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2) T Ananda Krishnan 42,998.00 Usaha Tegas
3) Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow 12,642.01 Public Bank
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4) Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng 11,356.55 IOI Group
5)Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary 9,530.00Albukhary Foundation
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6) Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan 8,002.92 Hong Leong Malaysia
7) Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay 7,585.07 Genting Group
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8)Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua 6,588.33 Genting Group
9) Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King 6,411.46 Rimbunan Hijau
10) Ong Beng Seng 4,919.56 Hotel Properties Ltd
11) Tan Sri Azman Hashim 3,470.00 Arab-Malaysian Corp
12) Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun 2,541.74 Berjaya Group
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13) Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir 1,937.27 Kencana Petroleum
14) Datuk Lee Yeow Chor 1,787.85 IOI Group
15) Tan Sri Tony Fernandes 1,772.42 AirAsia
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16) Lee Yeow Seng 1,746.00 IOI Group
17) Tan Sri Lau Cho Kun 1,721.64 Hap Seng Consolidated
18) Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay 1,711.84 YTL Group
19) Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian 1,589.97 Batu Kawan
20) Datuk Lee Hau Hian 1,586.18 Batu Kawan
Poorer rich Malaysians — no thanks to global crisis
The combined wealth of Malaysia’s 40 richest individuals declined this year as the global credit crisis and weak equity markets took a toll on them.
Malaysia’s 40 richest were collectively worth RM193.2bil as at Jan 20, 2012, a decrease of 7% compared to RM206.37bil a year ago, said Malaysian Business in its Feb 16 issue.
The local stock market remained lacklustre on the back of worries that the US economy may be heading for a double-dip recession and China for a hard landing as a result of the euro debt crisis, Malaysian Business said in a news release yesterday.
On the bright side, there were 30 billionaires this year – three more than last year.
Based on the value of stakes in listed companies as at Jan 20, Hong Kong-based Robert Kuok still tops the list at RM45.7bil despite an 8% drop in his fortunes.
T. Ananda Krishnan remains at second, narrowing the gap, however, with RM42.99bil. The tycoon’s wealth is down by about 6% this year.
Public Bank’s Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow remains third with a fortune that has remained relatively intact at RM12.64bil, a 1% decline from before.
Despite a 10.8% drop in his worth to RM11.36bil, IOI Corporation Bhd’s Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng maintains his fourth spot.
At fifth spot is bumiputra entrepreneur Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary of the Albukhary Foundation, whose flagship is the DRB-Hicom Group. He saw his wealth grow by 8% to RM9.53bil.
Hong Leong Malaysia’s Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, who remains unchanged at number six, is valued 25% less at RM8bil.
Genting Group’s Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay slips two rungs down to the seventh spot at RM7.58bil. His wealth is down by about 30%.
His mother Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, widow of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, returns to the number eight spot with a fortune estimated at RM6.58bil, down by some 11%.
Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King of the Rimbunan Hijau Group and Singapore-domiciled tycoon Datuk Ong Beng Seng maintain their ninth and 10th spots, respectively.
Tiong’s wealth is estimated at RM6.41bil while Ong’s soared by 23% to RM4.92bil.
The three newcomers are Datuk A.K. Nathan of Eversendai Corporation Bhd and Ngau Boon Keat of Dialog Group Bhd, who both made it into the list for the first time, while Datuk Abdul Hamed Sepawi of Ta Ann Holdings Bhd returned after a lapse of four years.
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Najib: Billionaires became rich because of our policy
Malaysian billionaires became rich because of the country’s policy and stability, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Saturday.
“I looked at yesterday’s newspapers… the list of Malaysian billionaires. I studied each one of them. Maybe some in this room today. Every one of them became rich because of our policy,” he said when opening the one-day “Malaysian Chinese at the Political Crossroads” conference jointly organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute and the MCA think-tank, Insap, here.
Najib said these billionaires either held concessions or were in the right place and at the right time.
He said that the billionaires benefited from the stability of Malaysia and the government would continue to ensure growth and create more and more opportunities.
According to Najib, the Malaysian Chinese are more entrepreneurial compared to the Bumiputeras and the government would continue to make Malaysia a better place to do business.
“Even if they don’t get concessions, they have to be in the right place and at the right time. They benefited from our policy, they benefited from the fact that we gave stability to this country.
“We will continue to ensure that the nation grows and creates more and more opportunities,” he said.
Najib also said that the government would continue to listen to the problems of the Malaysian Chinese.
“We will make sure there are more opportunities for them to advance in this country,” he added. Bernama fr:thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/18/nation/20120218160130&sec=nation