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September - 2006 - issue > In Focus
4 Indians among Singapore's 40 richest
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Virtually unknown as compared to the steel baron Lakshmi Mittal and PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, these Indians are collectively worth $1.54 billion, accounting for more than five percent of the combined net worth of $28 billion accumulated by Singapore’s 40 richest people.
Murli Kewalram Chanrai (82) is worth $720 million. The $3 billion Kewalram Chanrai empire had its beginnings in a trading business in India and Nigeria in 1860, and today spans across businesses like textiles, commodities, international trade and real estate. Its subsidiary Olam International is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Sudhir Gupta (47), a Ph.D in agricultural chemistry from Russia is worth $320 million. Gupta started a small tire business in Moscow, and today heads Amtel-Vredestein, a tire company listed on London stock exchange.
Kartar Singh Thakral (73), with a net worth of $175 million owns various businesses, including the Singapore-listed Thakral Corp., a distributor of technology gears for products like iPods in China and India.
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