9Kumar Birla – $9.2 Billion
Aditya Birla Group is one of the largest conglomerate corporations in India and Kumar Birla is its fourth-generation head.
He is also the Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science.
He took over the company at the age of 28 after his father died. At the moment everyone doubted his ability to run the family’s business, but his leadership the Aditya Birla Group has expanded to Telecom, Software, BPO and other areas while consolidating its position in existing businesses.
So, he basically proved everyone was underestimating him.
In January he sold Canada-based outsourcing arm Aditya Birla Minacs for $260 million. Plus, his wife Neerja recently opened a school in Mumbai for children with learning disabilities.
At this moment, his net worth is estimated at $9.2 Billion.
