Nine UAE billionaires figure in Forbes India rich list

Sunday, 27 September 2015 14:48

Nine UAE-based Indian billionaires have made it to Forbes magazine's India's 100 Richest ranking. The October issue of Forbes Asia names Micky Jagtiani as the richest UAE-based Indian, with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion. The list includes two new Dubai names, Sunil Vaswani and Raghuvinder Kataria. Others named in the list are retailer M.A. Yusuff Ali, construction magnate Ravi Pillai, property tycoon P.N.C. Menon, GEMS Education’s Sunny Varkey and Healthcare pioneers B.R. Shetty and Azad Moopen.

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