6 Indian College Dropouts Who Are Now Billionaires
Micky Jagtiani
Global Rank: 329
Networth: $4 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
The owner of Dubai-based retail stores group, Landmark, Micky 'Mukesh' Jagtiani is an Indian businessman and the 16th richest person in India. He did his schooling from Madras, Mumbai and Beirut and although he joined London accounting school, later he dropped out. He started working as a taxi driver before moving to Bahrain and taking over his family business. The business, Landmark Group eventually moved to Dubai and extended its arms in Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Gautam Adani
Global Rank: 437
Networth: $3.1 billion
Source of wealth: Commodities, infrastructure
Gautam Adani is the chairman of Adani Group, a globally integrated infrastructure player with businesses across coal mining, oil and gas transportation, gas distribution etc. He established the Adani Exports in 1988, a flagship company of Adani Group and he is also the founder and promoter of Adani Power. In 2011, Adani Power saw its name in Fortune India 500 list as the 334rth top company in India. He dropped out from Gujarat University and did not complete his bachelor’s due to financial restraints.
