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Thursday, December 12, 2013
1. Li Ka-shing



Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has gone on record with a Chinese newspaper in Guangzhou to refute months of speculation about his intention to withdraw investments from Hong Kong and China.
Li spoke from his office in central Hong Kong with reporters fromNanfang Daily, a sister publication to the Southern Metropolis Daily. He described such market speculation as “a big joke” and cited figures to drive home his point.
This year his group companies, through Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings , have invested altogether HK$8 billion ($1.1 billion) in overseas markets, in New Zealand and the Netherlands – just under 2% of their combined net income of HK$430 billion ($55 billion).
By comparison, the group’s investment in a container construction project in Hong Kong has already exceeded HK$4 billion ($516 million). “How could you say this is a withdrawal of our investments from the market? It’s a stretch, a big joke,” Li pointed out.
Li also said that his core real estate business still owns about 3.8 million square meters of commercial property in Hong Kong and as much as 5 million square meters in China, including those in Shanghai and Beijing. He estimates their combined market value to be at least HK$170 billion ($23 billion). “These properties are not for sale,” he said. “By contrast, our overseas properties would be worth only 0.5% as much.”
Speculation was fueled by his recent plan, later aborted, to sell ParknShop, one of two dominant supermarket chains in Hong Kong. At the same time his group was busy unloading several properties in China, as well as selling shares in Chang Yuan Group, the only domestic-listed company in China that Li controls through an affiliate, Concord Investment.

Li acknowledged, however, that “Concentrating our investments in Hong Kong is a stupid thing to do. That’s why we started to diversify into overseas markets many years ago. “
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2. Amancio Ortega


Amancio Ortega a mystery for press and public alike and a publicist's nightmare, is Spain's richest man and one of world's top 10. Ortega is so notoriously publicity shy that before his public appearance in 2001, hardly anyone outside his close circle had seen him. The same level of secrecy was maintained by every family member during his first marriage. He never granted any interviews despite number of mails to his Organisation HQ from all the prestigious publications. His story is a truly inspiring rags to rich story, he was born in abject poverty to a railroad worker and a housemaid.
He started as a delivery boy in a textile firm. He worked hard and learnt the basics of business overtime and eventually found success along with his wife when they co-founded ZARA. But, money never shifted his focus and he continued to work hard. He is a workaholic and likes to do his work himself and doesn't take vacations. Despite being owner of one of biggest fashion brand he likes to dress casually and does't give it too much attention.
He divorced his first wife in 1986 and has two children from that marriage, but his daughter from his second wife is considered to be his successor. He was decorated with "Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit" in 2009 and in 2001 he announced his retirement from position of chairperson of Inditex group. Ortega owns a luxury apartment complex in Miami and has real estate holdings in Madrid, Paris, London and Lisbon. He has a horse-jumping circuit and also has made investments in gas, tourism and banks.
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3. Bill Gates


William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a Web site launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft's chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company's research and incubation efforts.
Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.
Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair.
In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year.
In 1999, Gates wrote "Business @ the Speed of Thought", a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. "Business @ the Speed of Thought" has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the "New York Times", "USA Today", "The Wall Street Journal" and on Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, "The Road Ahead", published in 1995, was at the top of the "New York Times" bestseller list for seven weeks.
Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.
In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.
Philanthropy is very important to Gates.  He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people.  To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.org
Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf, tennis and bridge.
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4. Mark Zuckerberg


Born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social-networking website Facebook out of his college dorm room. He left Harvard after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site, the user base of which has grown to more than 250 million people, making Zuckerberg a billionaire. The birth of Facebook was recently portrayed in the film The Social Network.

 Early Life
Time at Harvard
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family, and raised in the nearby village of Dobbs Ferry. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children—Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle.
Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age; when he was about 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used the program in his dental office, so that the receptionist could inform him of a new patient without yelling across the room. The family also used Zucknet to communicate within the house. Together with his friends, he also created computer games just for fun. "I had a bunch of friends who were artists," he said. "They'd come over, draw stuff, and I'd build a game out of it."
To keep up with Mark's burgeoning interest in computers, his parents hired private computer tutor David Newman to come to the house once a week and work with Mark. Newman later told reporters that it was hard to stay ahead of the prodigy, who began taking graduate courses at nearby Mercy College around this same time.
Zuckerberg later studied at Phillips Exeter Academy, an exclusive preparatory school in New Hampshire. There he showed talent in fencing, becoming the captain of the school's team. He also excelled in literature, earning a diploma in classics. Yet Zuckerberg remained fascinated by computers, and continued to work on developing new programs. While still in high school, he created an early version of the music software Pandora, which he called Synapse. Several companies—including AOL and Microsoft—expressed an interest in buying the software, and hiring the teenager before graduation. He declined the offers.
After graduating from Exeter in 2002, Zuckerberg enrolled at Harvard University. By his sophomore year at the ivy league institution, he had developed a reputation as the go-to software developer on campus. It was at that time that he built a program called CourseMatch, which helped students choose their classes based on the course selections of other users. He also invented Facemash, which compared the pictures of two students on campus and allowed users to vote on which one was more attractive. The program became wildly popular, but was later shut down by the school administration after it was deemed inappropriate.
Based on the buzz of his previous projects, three of his fellow students—Divya Narendra, and twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss—sought him out to work on an idea for a social networking site they called Harvard Connection.

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5. Datuk Shahriman Shamsuddin




Datuk Shahriman Shamsuddin gained through his affiliation with Sapura Resources Berhad Group of which he is the Managing Director and Executive Director. At the age of 43, he is considered to be one of the youngest tycoons in Malaysia today where he manages Sapura Group together with his brother Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin.

Shahriman took over the leadership of Sapura Resources in 2007 where he is involved in the major areas of the group that include investment holdings, property investment as well as in education. He started off humbly in the company in 1991 when he held some key senior positions in the group before being appointed to the board in 2005 in a Non-Independent Non-Executive capacity.


Apart from leading the main group, he also sits on the board of its subsidiaries that includeSapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad, Sapura Technology Berhad, Sapura Industrial Berhad and Sapura Holdings Sdn. Bhd. Shahriman holds a Master of Science in Engineering Business Management as well as a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from Warwick University and Purdue University respectively. As compared to his brother, Shahriman is known to be more low-profile as he is more involved in the diversified businesses of the group while Datuk Shahril speaks more on behalf of the entire group.
Together with his brother, Datuk Shahril, they hold 40.06% of SapuraCrest under the holdings company Sapura Holdings Bhd. In Sapura Holdings, they each hold 48% of shares while the rest is held by Rameli Musa. Sapura Group was formed by Tan Sri Shamsuddin Kadir, their father who firstv ventured into the telecommunications services and hardware back in 1975. He has since let his sons take over and handle the operations of the company.
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6. Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin


Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin is the Executive Vice-Chairman and President of Sapura Group. Datuk Shahril is one of the longest serving leaders in the company where he joined Sapura Group in 1985 and after having been involved in various senior positions in the group, he took over the CEO and President post in 1997.

Today, Sapura Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Malaysia where it is involved with various industries that include secured communications technologies, property development management, industrial and automotive component manufacturing as well as in the oil and gas services and education. He runs the group together with his brother Shahriman where they have steered Sapura Group into becoming one of the most significant companies in Malaysia today. This include the major restructuring of the company and its portfolio and has been involved with making some very important decisions in Sapura which led to major acquisitions and strategic disposal of some of Sapura’s businesses and assets which were not performing.


Datuk Shahril was appointed as the Non-Executive Director and Executive Vice-Chairman of Sapura Crest in 2003 and sits in the Company’s Remuneration Committee. Apart from that, he is also the Executive Vice-Chairman & President of the group’s petroleum subsidiary, SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad as well as its other subsidiaries like the Deputy Chairman of Sapura Industrial Berhad, the Non-Executive Director of Sapura Resources Berhad as well as the President and CEO of Sapura Secured Technologies Sdn Bhd. 

He is also very much involved in other areas of the community where he sits in the Board of Trustees of the Perdana Leadership Foundation. On top of that, his remarkable achievements were recognized when he was awarded with the Malaysia Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in 2009.
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7. Tan Sri Lau Cho Kun



Tan Sri Lau Cho Kun who is a significant leader and a controlling shareholder in Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad. He holds 56% in Gek Poh Holdings Sdn Bhd which have a 53% stake in Hap Seng. On top of that, he also holds shares in Lei Shing Hong Investment Ltd where Gek Poh Group and the Lau family controls some 73% of the shares in the company.

Tan Sri Lau is no longer as active as he was before in the company where today, Hap Seng is run by a group of capable and professionals. The group started off in the timber business before it diversified through the years and today, it has a large portfolio under its wing. The major businesses that Hap Seng is involved today are covered in 6 areas which include quarry and building materials, property, automotive, fertilisers, plantations as well as credit financing.


Tan Sri Lau’s uncle Tan Sri Panglima Lau Gek Poh is the founder of the group where Hap Seng is the largest property developing company in Sabah while it also has various prominent properties in Kuala Lumpur like Menara Hap Seng and Menara Citibank. It is also the second largest quarry operator in the country and has been involved in the automotive industry through its dealer partnership to sell Mercedes-Benz cars.

Tan Sri Lau has a wealth of RM1.72billion where he had moved the company into becoming the third-largest lender in the non-bank sector while it also manufactures aggregates, bricks and asphalt where it has more than 25 years in its reserves. Apart from that, Hap Seng is also the top 3 fertiliser distributors in the country as well as Indonesia while it is the sole distributor of the Mitsubishi Fuso trucks in East Malaysia.
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8. Mr. Yeow Seng Lee




Mr. Yeow Seng Lee served as a Special Assistant to Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman at IOI Group since 2002. Mr. Lee served at the London and Singapore offices of a leading international financial services group. He has been an Executive Director of IOI Properties Berhad since September 2010. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Resort Villa Golf Course Bhd. He serves as a Director of IOI Oleochemical Industries Sdn Bhd.

Lee Yeow Seng was first appointed to the Board on 3 June 2008. Since joining the IOI Group, he is actively involved in corporate affairs and general management within the IOI Group. He also holds a LLB (Honours) from King’s College London and was admitted to the Bar of England & Wales by Inner Temple. Lee Yeow Seng attended eight (8) out of the nine (9) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 30 June 2013.


Additional, Lee Yeow Seng is the youngest son of Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng and the brother of Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor. 
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9. Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay



Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay (born 1929, age 84) is a Malaysian business tycoon who founded the YTL Corporation, a Malaysian conglomerate, with diversified interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development, and technology. One of the richest man in Malaysia, Forbes ranked him as the 503th richest man in the world in 2013, with a net worth of US$2.8 billion.Yeoh Tiong Lay is the father of Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh, the eldest of his 7 children, all of whom are involved in the family business.

In January 2008, Yeoh was conferred the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, by the Emperor of Japan for his efforts in promoting bilateral relations between Malaysia and Japan.
Brief biography: Yeoh Tiong Lay was born in Kampung Attap in Klang, Selangor to a Chinese immigrant from the Fujian province of China who arrived in British Malaya in 1920.After completing his studies at Hin Hua High School in Klang, Selangor, he subsequently started a building and construction firm in 1955, then aged 25, and incorporated it as Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd, 17 years later in 1972. The company almost went bust in the aftermath of the 1971 oil crisis.

Yeoh Tiong Lay's eldest son, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, recalled: "It was a very difficult time. Those days, there weren't fluctuation clauses for contractors. My father had called me and my siblings to his room and said, 'Listen, I'm so sorry, I let you guys down. We probably won't be very comfortable from now on, but we must pay every single bill'." The trying times also brought to the surface the loyalty and support the family had won from its workers. Many of the workers (as well as relatives) pawned their jewelry to raise funds to keep the business going. "That was very touching for me. To see my father's influence and the love people had for him. That is how I learnt that the greatest asset in a company is the people," he said.

When Francis Yeoh offered to quit school to help his father run his business during the difficult years of the 1970s, Yeoh Tiong Lay disagreed, saying: "You can outdo me and grandpa. We work so hard but we have no academics. You go to the university, set a good example for your siblings to follow and then, we can have a future. Then only can you grow this business, into its third generation, into something huge and permanent.[2] Francis Yeoh then went on to study at Kingston Polytechnic (now known as Kingston University) in the United Kingdom and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering in In 1978.

In 1984, Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd became a public company, and Yeoh Tiong Lay became its Executive Chairman in January the following year. In May that year, he co-founded and became the inaugural Chairman of the ASEAN Constructors' Federation ("ACF"), an organization comprising contractor associations in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. In June, Yeoh was conferred by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong the Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.) award, which carries the title "Tan Sri".

Yeoh's eldest son, Francis Yeoh, became the Managing Director of YTL Corporation in 1988, 3 years after the formation of the public company. Under his stewardship, the YTL Group grew from a single-listed entity to 5 public-listed companies and is, today, one of the biggest conglomerates in Malaysia. Of this, Francis Yeoh said of his father: "Some Chinese patriarchs do not let go of the rein of power. This is always disastrous because the patriarch hangs on to his old ways and may not be able to cope with the changing world. This has actually brought generations of people or businesses down. My dad knew when he had to do this."


In 1988, Yeoh Tiong Lay was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering by the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He was the first Malaysian builder to be awarded the Honorary Doctorate by the university. Yeoh was conferred another honorary doctorate degree in 2002, this time an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Business Administration) by University Malaysia Sabah (UNIMAS). He was appointed UNIMAS Pro-Chancellor in September 2005.
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10.Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim



Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim, AO (born July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur) is one of the richest people in Malaysia and his net worth is estimated by Forbes to be US$600 million, making him the 9th richest person in Malaysia .

Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim was born in July 1939 in Kuala Lumpur to a family of thirteen siblings and spent his childhood in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. His father was a strict disciplinarian and his mother was a school teacher who later became headmistress of the Kampung Baru Girls’ School. In 1954, he sat for the Senior Cambridge Examination and obtained a first grade. He had wanted to pursue medicine but was offered accountancy instead on a Colombo Plan Scholarship which took him to Australia from 1955 to 1960.He became a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary before the age of 21.

 He became a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Accountants, Australia (FCA Australia) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (FCIS) in 1960. Later he also became a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Malaysia, the Institute of Directors, Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of Management.

Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim is well known as a corporate figure. His professional experience began in Perth, Australia where he was employed by Messrs O.L. Haines & Co (Chartered Accountants) from 1955-1960. In 1960, he returned to serve with Bank Negara Malaysia until May 1964 when he left to start his own accountancy practice of Azman & Co which later grew into a partnership, Azman Wong Salleh & Co (Chartered Accountants). He then joined the Board of Malayan Banking Berhad in 1966 and was its Executive Director from 1971 to 1980. He was appointed Executive Chairman of Kwong Yik Bank Berhad in 1980 until 1982 when he became Chairman of the AmBank Group until today. Currently, Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim is Executive Chairman of Amcorp Group Berhad and Chairman of several subsidiaries of the AmBank Group and also Amcorp Properties Berhad.[3]

Tan Sri Dato’Azman is Chairman of the
·         Malaysian Investment Banking Association
·         National Productivity Corporation
·         Pacific Basin Economic Council International(PBEC)
·         Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) Business Council
·         Co-Chairman of Malaysia-Singapore Roundtable
·         Co-Chair, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Business Advisory Council
·         Board of Trustees, Perdana Leadership Foundation

and President of
·         Malaysia South-South Corporation Berhad
·         Malaysia-Japan Economic Association
·         Malaysia South-South Association
·         Friends of Prisons Association

He is also a Member of the
·         National Economic Consultative Council II (MAPEN II)
·         Business Advisory Council of APEC (”ABAC”)
·         The Trilateral Commission (Asia-Pacific Group)
·         Board of Advisors, AIM Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility
·         Malaysia-British Business Council
·         Malaysia-China Business Council
·         International Advisory Panel, Bank Negara Malaysia
·         International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF)
·         International Advisory Panel,World Islamic Economic Forum
·         Leader of the ASEAN-Japanese Business Meeting (Malaysia Committee, Keizai Doyukai)

He also serves as the Treasurer for the Malaysia-US Private Sector Consultative Group and the Malaysia-Australia Foundation and also Vice-Chairman of the Malaysian Business Council and one of the Governors of the Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry (JACTIM) Malaysia Foundation. He is also one of the trustees for Malaysian Liver Foundation, Better Malaysia Foundation, ECM Libra Foundation in addition to the AmGroup Foundation.

His past involvement included the Chairmanship of :
Board of Trustees National Art Gallery (from 1984 to 1991)
Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (from 1997 to 2000)
President of Malaysian Medical Association Foundation (from 1991 to 2003 )
Member of the Investment Panel of Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji (Pilgrimage Fund Board) from 1976 to 1995
Patron of the Malaysian Endurance Riding Society (from 2001 to 2004)

Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim’s impressive and extensive contribution to many facets of Malaysian economic landscape has not gone unnoticed. To date he has been awarded numerous honours. His first major award was the Darjah ”Kesatria Mangku Negara” bestowed by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1972; His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor honoured him with the ”Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Selangor” (DPMS) in 1980 which carried the title Dato’; this was followed by the ”Johan Mahkota Negara” (JMN) awarded by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong in 1984. The Asian Finance magazine named him ”Asia’s Banker of the Year” in 1985. This was followed by His Majesty Yang DiPertuan Agong awarding him the ”Darjah Panglima Setia Mahkota” (PSM) in 1988 which bestowed on him the title ”Tan Sri”.

Tan Sri Dato’ Azman Hashim has also earned international recognition. In 1993, the ASEAN Business Forum (formerly known as the ASEAN Institute) presented him with the ”ASEAN Businessman of the Year” award. This was followed in 1995 by the ”Manager of the Year” award from the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur Malay Chamber of Commerce awarded him with the ”Grand Entrepreneurial Award” in June 1996 and a year later he received the ”Menteri Besar Grand Entrepreneurial Award” from the Selangor Chamber of Commerce in 1997. The latest accolade bestowed on him was the ”Sathya Sai Educare Academy Values for Life Excellence” for his humanitarian contribution in 2004. He received a lifetime achievement award, at 4th Annual Islamic Business and Finance Awards 2009.[4]

As testimony to his inspirational prominence in business and community affairs - Universiti Utara Malaysia honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy in 1985. In recognition of his immense contribution to and success in entrepreneurship, the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration in 2004.

He is an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.

He married on 3 March 1963 and he is blessed with two sons, three daughters and ten grandchildren. Tan Sri Dato’Azman Hashim’s passion also extends to the golf courses and to water sports like riding jet skis, powerboats, scuba diving and he is also known to be the ”Singing Banker”. One of his daughter, Shazrina Azman, is known to be a local artist, nicknamed as Mizz Nina.
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11.Ong Beng Seng



Ong Beng Seng is a Singaporean business magnate and investor. His investments are worth millions of dollars and he is the founder of the Singapore-based organisation Hotel Properties, as well as shareholder of many businesses. Forbes estimate the net worth of Ong and his wife at $1.6 billion (as of July 2012), making them the 10th richest people in Singapore.

Ong was born in Malaysia. When he was four years old, his family relocated to Singapore. His career began when he joined an insurance firm for ships. In 1975, he joined Kuo International, founded by businessman Peter Fu Yun Siak and there he met his later-to-be spouse, Christina.

After beginning his trading career at Kuo International, Ong went on to found his own firm, Hotel Properties Limited. Today, he controls many businesses, including a few based in Bond Street in London, and his investments are worth tens of millions of dollars. He is also a well-established hotelier, having bought and built many hotels worldwide. Ong is also credited as one of the people most responsible for bringing the Singapore Grand Prix to the country, the first Formula One night race.

A "glitzy figure in Singapore and abroad",Ong is married to Christina (née Fu), the daughter of an oil magnate. They have two children, a daughter and a son. Ong was described by Hilary Clarke of The Independent as "media shy" and "notoriously secretive". Despite that, he is known to be well-acquainted with many Hollywood celebrities.


Ong's business approach is to "buy when rents and properties are cheap and sell when they are not." As of July 2012, the Ong family, comprising Ong and his wife, is worth $1.6 billion, based on estimates by Forbes, making the couple Singapore's 10th richest persons.
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12.Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King


Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King was born to a poor family in Sarawak, Malaysia in 1935. Although he had to tap rubber when he was young, he had a strong thirst for knowledge. He graduated from Chung Cheng Primary School in Sibu, and later Methodist High School and Sacred Heart High School. Subsequently, he took up a correspondence course with a Chinese university as he knew there was no limit to what a person could learn. He began his working life at his uncle’s timber company, which laid a solid foundation for his future development. He was enlisted to help in the early stages of his uncle’s business. 

With his extraordinary wisdom and diligence, Tiong contributed much to his uncle’s enterprise. In 1976, Tiong set up Rimbunan Hijau. He showed the kind of perseverance that Fuzhou people are known for. Together with some of his brothers, Rimbunan Hijau established a solid reputation and has emerged as a revered multinational corporation. Global Vision Over the past twenty years, Tiong has worked on a global scale to erect a diversifi ed business spanning six continents, whose countries and regions include Japan, Hong Kong, Australia,Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Singapore, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Brazil and British Guyana. He also has investments in Shanghai, Dalian, Harbin,Datong and Guangzhou in China. 

Other than timber exports and timber processing, his business has also expanded to cover fi nance, media, IT, mining, aquaculture, agriculture (oil palm plantation), reafforestation, trading and property development.Presently, Rimbunan Hijau Group, under the leadership of Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King, has evolved into one of Malaysia’s largest manufacturers and exporters of plywood. In Malaysia, there are three public listed companies under the Group, namely Subur Tiasa, Jaya Tiasa and Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad. In Hong Kong, the Ming Pao Group has also listed successfully. The Capitalists magazine recently named Tiong one of Malaysia’s ten richest businessmen.


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13.Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua



Lee Kim Hua & family Widow of casino magnate Lim Goh Tong, who died in October 2007. Late husband was a public works contractor who transformed a jungle on Kuala Lumpur’s outskirts into one of world’s most successful casino resorts. Son Lim Kok Thay (No. 15) heads Genting. Believed to share fortune with kids, grandkids.

Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, 81 Matriarch, Genting Group RM4.41 billion PUAN Sri Lee Kim Hua, widow of Genting Group founder Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, remains the wealthiest woman in Malaysia. Her wealth has grown by more than RM1 billion compared to last year. However, her ranking drops two notches.
For last year’s list, we had calculated her net worth to include the entire Lim estate. But part of that wealth has since been entrusted to two family trust funds.

Prior to 2007, Lee hardly made the news other than for her occasional launches of corporate functions. It was only after the death of her husband in October 2007 that she, as the beneficiary of his wealth, was propelled into the limelight as Malaysia’s richest woman.

While not directly involved in the running of Genting Group, Lee has been credited with being a firm supporter of her husband’s pioneering efforts and maverick success in growing Genting from a hilltop gaming resort into a conglomerate with stakes in power generation, plantations, and oil and gas.

Her second son, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, who ranks No. 5 on the list, now heads Genting Group, having taken over the executive chairmanship from his father in end-2003.
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14.Tan Sri Kok Thay Lim



Mr. Kok Thay Lim has been Chief Executive Officer of Genting Plantations Berhad since February 28, 2008 and serves as its President. Mr. Lim serves as Chief Executive and President of Resorts World Bhd. (RWB). He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Genting Malaysia Berhad, a subsidiary of Genting Berhad, since November 2002. He founded Freemantle Limited. He serves as Joint Chief Executive Officer of Asiatic Development Berhad. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Genting Hong Kong Limited since November 2000. He has been the President and Chief Executive of the Genting Group since November 2002. 

He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Genting Berhad since July 1, 2007 and served as its President. He is instrumental in the internationalization of the Genting Group and was the key driver behind the developments of its casino projects world wide, such as the Burswood Resort Casino (Australia), Adelaide Casino (Australia), Lucayan Beach Resort (Bahamas) and Subic Bay Resort & Casino. He served as the Joint Chief Executive Officer of Genting Plantations Berhad since April 1999. He served as the President of Genting Malaysia Berhad since November 2002. 

He has more than 30 years of experience in the development of casino and leisure related businesses world wide and having served the Genting Group for 30 years. Mr. Lim served as the President of Genting Hong Kong Limited since November 2000. He has an interest in the securities of Star Cruises and has been since its formation in 1993. Mr. Lim served as the Managing Director of Resorts World Bhd, Malaysia from March 1999 to November 2002 and as its Deputy Managing Director from September 1989 to March 1999. He was involved in the development of Genting Highlands Resort in Malaysia and the overall concept and development of the Burswood Resort in Perth, Australia, the Adelaide casino in South Australia and Foxwoods Casino Resort in Connecticut. He served as the Managing Director of Genting Berhad from April 1999 to November 2002 and served as its Joint Managing Director from December 1985 to April 1999. Mr. Lim has been an Executive Chairman of Genting Berhad since January 1, 2004. He has been the Chairman of Norwegian Cruise Line Holding Ltd. since December 16, 2003. He has been an Executive Chairman of Genting International PLC since September 1, 2005. 

He has been Chairman of the Genting Group since December 31, 2003. He serves as an Executive Chairman of Resorts World at Sentosa Pte. Ltd. He has been Chairman of NCL Corporation Ltd. since December 16, 2003. He has been an Executive Chairman of Genting Singapore PLC since September 1, 2005. Mr. Lim has been Chairman of the Board of Genting Hong Kong Limited since December 1997. He serves as the Chairman of Genting Malaysia Berhad and has been its Director since October 17, 1988. He has been an Executive Director of Genting Hong Kong Limited since September 1994. He serves as a Director of Asiatic Development Berhad. Mr. Lim has been a Director of Genting Berhad since August 17, 1976. He has been a Director of Genting International plc since 1986. 

He serves as a Director of Kien Huat Berhad, Joondalup Limited, and Cove Investments Limited. He has been a Director of Genting Singapore PLC since 1986 and TauRx Pharmaceuticals Ltd. since November 20, 2012. He serves as a Director of DNA Electronics Limited and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. He serves as a Director of Kien Huat Realty Sdn Bhd. He has been an Executive Director of Genting Plantations Berhad since September 22, 1977. He serves as a Director of Golden Hope Limited and Golden Hope Unit Trust and Applied Proteomics, Inc. In addition, he serves on the Boards of other Malaysian and foreign companies; as well as on the Board of trustees of several charitable organizations in Malaysia. 

He served as a Director of Pacific Lottery Corp. from 2003 to November 19, 2004. He served as a Director of Union Bank of Colombo PLC. He was bestowed the highly prestigious national award, the Panglima Setia Mahkota, which carries the titleship of "Tan Sri" by the Yang DiPertuan Agong of Malaysia on 1 June 2002. Mr. Lim received Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of London in 1975 and attended the Program for Advanced Management Development Degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1979.
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15.Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng



Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng was first appointed to the Board on 21 July 1981. He is also the founder of IOI Group which was listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 28 July 1980. Tan Sri is pivotal to the operations of IOI Group, having founded the plantation and property businesses more than 25 years ago and through his entrepreneurial leadership and stewardship, strategic vision, guidance, wisdom as well as his vast experience, the IOI Group has grown in tandem to become one of the leading plantation and property groups in Malaysia. As Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, he actively oversees the day-to-day operations to ensure the smooth and effective running of the Group. In recognition of Tan Sri’s immense contributions to the evolving needs and aspirations of the property industry in Malaysia, Tan Sri was bestowed the singular honour of FIABCI Malaysia Property Man of the Year 2001 Award. In February 2002, Tan Sri was conferred the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Agriculture by Universiti Putra Malaysia in recognition of his contributions to the palm oil industry. In 2006, Tan Sri was conferred the Fellowship of the Incorporated Society of Planters (“FISP”) by Malaysia’s ISP.

In October 2008, Tan Sri was conferred Honorary Fellowship of the Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association (“MOSTA”) for his outstanding contributions to agriculture, in particular the oleochemical and specialty oils and fats. Tan Sri Lee was also awarded the prestigious Malaysian Palm Oil Association Recognition Award 2011 for his outstanding contributions and leadership in the plantation industry. Tan Sri is currently a Council Member of the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (“ECERDC”) for the Government. Tan Sri is also active in providing his advice and guidance to a large number of industry groupings, associations and social organisations. He serves as, among others, the Honorary President of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (“ACCCIM”).


Tan Sri is the father of Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng, and the brother of Lee Cheng Leang, all Executive Directors of the Company.



Tan Sri is deemed in conflict of interest with the Company by virtue of his interest in certain privately-owned companies which are also involved in and have similar business as property investment and property development. For certain recurrent related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature which are necessary for day-to-day operations of the Company and its subsidiaries and for which Tan Sri is deemed to be interested as disclosed under Other Information section of the Annual Report, there are no other business arrangements with the Company in which he has personal interest.

Tan Sri attended eight (8) out of the nine (9) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 30 June 2013
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16.Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary






 Melalui Al-Bukhary Foundation, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Albukhary merupakan individu bumiputera terkaya di Malaysia dengan kekayaan berjumlah RM10.6 billion. Pengiraan kekayaan tersebut hanya tertumpu kepada syarikat awam berhad sahaja dan tidak termasuk syarikat-syarikat swasta kepunyaan beliau.


Beliau mempunyai kepentingan di dalam beberapa syarikat besar di Malaysia, antaranya ialah Tradewinds Plantation Berhad, Padiberas Nasional Berhad, Malakoff Corp Berhad, DRB-Hicom Berhad, Pos Malaysia Berhad, Proton Holdings Berhad dan banyak lagi. AlBukhary Foundation juga aktif terlibat di dalam kerja-kerja kebajikan seperti pembinaan masjid dan penajaan pendidikan.


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17.Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan



Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is the co-founder of the Hong Leong Group Malaysia, one of the largest banks in the country. He is currently the sixth richest man with wealth of RM8billion. As a tycoon, Tan Sri Quek is known to be quite a gambler, where he is not afraid to take risks but have in many instances come out victorious.

The Hong Leong Group is the owner and operator of Hong Leong Bank and it is much attributed to Tan Sri Quek’s foresight and hardwork. He is actually a lawyer in practice who today is the Chairman and CEO of the group. His cousin Kwek Leng Beng is the man who runs the Singapore Hong Leong operations. Today, Hong Leong is involved not only in the banking business but also in other sectors like real estate and manufacturing.

In fact, Tan Sri Quek is known not only to take gambles in his businesses but also on the casino table. So much has he the interest in gambling that he did actually buy over some gambling licenses overseas. The high roller tycoon is not as over celebrated like other tycoons like the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong but he is cigar lover who has frequents casinos in Las Vegas and Macau. Close friends to him claim that Tan Sri Quek is actually a skilled mahjong player.

Through his stakes in Guoco Group, he had in 2008 ventured into the gaming business through Galaxy Mega Resort on the Cotai Strip in Macau. This would only extend his empire further after hiaving taken over the controlling interest in the Rank group a few years ago. Rank is the holder of 47 out of 187 casino licenses in the UK. On top of that, Guoco Group also had in 2011 bought a 7.3% share in AMR Corp which owns American Airlines.


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18.Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow


Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, aged 83, is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Lonpac Insurance Bhd (Lonpac). He is also a Non-Executive Chairman of Lonpac's holding company, LPI Capital Bhd. Presently, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee of Lonpac.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh is a banker by profession. He began his banking career in 1950 and has 63 years experience in the banking and finance industry. He founded Public Bank Berhad in 1965 at the age of 35. His directorships in other companies are as Chairman of Public Bank Bhd, Public Investment Bank Bhd, Public Mutual Bhd, Public Islamic Bank Bhd, Public Financial Holdings Ltd, Public Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd, Cambodian Public Bank Plc, several other subsidiaries of Public Bank and Tong Meng Industries Ltd.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh had won both domestic and international acclaim for his outstanding achievements as a banker and the Chief Executive Officer of a leading financial services group. Awards and accolades that he had received include:

• Asia’s Commercial Banker of the Year 1991The ASEAN Businessman of the Year 1994
• Malaysia’s Business Achiever of the Year 1997
• Malaysia’s CEO of the Year 1998
• Best CEO in Malaysia 2004
• The Most PR Savvy CEO 2004
• The Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award 2005 for Malaysia
• Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Financial Services in Asia 2006
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2006
• Award for Lifetime Achievement in Corporate Excellence, Dedication and Industry 2006
• Asia’s Banker of High Distinction Award 2006
• The BrandLaureate Brand Personality Award 2007
• ASEAN Most Astute Banker Award 2007
• Lifetime Entrepreneurship Achievement Award 2007
• The Pila Recognition Award 2007
• Asian Banker Par Excellence Award 2008
• Best CEO in Malaysia 2009
• Asia's Banking Grandmaster 2010
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2010 for Malaysia
• Value Creator : Malaysia's Outstanding CEO 2010
• The BrandLaureate - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Man of the Year 2010-2011
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2011 for Malaysia
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2011 for Malaysia
• The BrandLaureate Premier Brand Icon Leadership Award 2011
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2012 for Malaysia
• Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award 2012 for Malaysia
• Best CEO (Investor Relations) 2013 for Malaysia
• Asia Corporate Director Recognition Award 2013 for Malaysia
• BrandLaureate Banker of the Year Award
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh was awarded the Medal ‘For the Course of Vietnamese Banking’ by the State Bank of Vietnam in 2002 for his contributions to the Vietnamese banking industry over the past years. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh was conferred the Recognition Award 2007 by the National Bank of Cambodia in appreciation of his excellent achievement and significant contribution to the banking industry in Cambodia.
In recognition of his contributions to society and the economy, he was conferred the Doctor of Laws (Honorary) from University of Malaya in 1989.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh had served in various capacities in public service bodies in Malaysia; he was a member of the Malaysian Business Council from 1991 to 1993; a member of the National Trust Fund from 1988 to 2001; a founding member of the Advisory Business Council since 2003; and a member of the IPRM Accreditation Privy Council.

He is an Emeritus Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Management and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia; the Chartered Institute of Bankers, United Kingdom; the Institute of Administrative Management, United Kingdom; and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Australia.
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19.T. Ananda Krisnan



Maxis, KLCC & Measat hanyalah 3 dari sejumlah besar projek yang melibatkan beliau. T. Ananda Krishnan adalah individu yang menguasai Maxis dan beberapa syarikat awam lain. Beliau lebih dikenali dengan nama AK. Pada tahun 2003, beliau adalah individu terkaya di Malaysia. T. ANANDA Krishnan adalah individu yang menguasai Maxis dan beberapa syarikat awam lain. Beliau lebih dikenali dengan nama AK. Pada tahun 2003, beliau adalah individu terkaya di Malaysia.

Kejayaan
Beliau adalah Pengasas Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. dan beliau memiliki 70 peratus saham Usaha Tegas. Beliau juga memiliki sepenuhnya, yakni 100 peratus pegangan dalam Binariang Satellites Systems atau BSS.
  
Aspirasinya adalah menjadikan Measat Broadcast Network Systems atau Astro sebagai syarikat media bertaraf global. Melalui Binariang Satellites Systems beliau memiliki dua buah satelit orbit, iaitu Measat 1 dan Measat 2. 43 peratus pegangan dalam KLCC Holdings. Tetapi, beliau sudah menjual kepentingannya dalam KLCC Holdings dan memperoleh RM1.2 bilion.

Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. pula memiliki 33 peratus kepentingan dalam Tanjong Plc, 90 peratus kepentingan dalam Maxis Communications Berhad, 100 peratus pegangan dalam Measat Broadcast Network Systems. Tanjong Plc pula memiliki 84 peratus saham Powertek Bhd.

Beliau juga mempunyai kepentingan dalam Bumi Armada Berhad, iaitu syarikat perkapalan. Objektif Bersatu Sdn. Bhd. dengan 49 peratus kepentingan. Syarikat filem yang berpusat di Hong Kong, iaitu Celestial Pictures Ltd. dengan 100 peratus kepentingan. Kepentingan Ananda Krishnan dalam Celestial Pictures Ltd. dibeli daripada Shaw Brothers pada tahun 2000 dengan harga RM292.6 juta.

Dua buah syarikat, iaitu Zodan dan Zudavi. Dua syarikat itu adalah antara enam buah syarikat yang diberikan hak menggali minyak dan gas di Indonesia pada tahun 2001. Kepentingannya dalam Bumi Armada Berhad diperoleh melalui Objektif Bersatu Sdn. Bhd., iaitu syarikat yang dibeli dengan usahawan bernama Wan Ariff Wan Hamzah.

Projek-projek yang menyumbang kepada kekayaan
Antara projek yang berjaya dan mendatangkan hasil yang lumayan adalah projek pembangunan KLCC iaitu usaha sama di antara Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. dan Petronas.
Melalui pegangannya dalam Tanjong Plc pula, Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. mempunyai kepentingan dalam industri hiburan seperti dalam Tanjong Golden Village Cinemas. Kedua-dua Tanjong Plc dan Powertek Berhad masing-masing mempunyai permodalan pasaran sebanyak RM2.2 bilion dan RM1.2 bilion. Maxis pula mempunyai seramai 2.3 juta pengguna, menjadikannya syarikat telekomunikasi yang terbesar di Malaysia.

Perkhidmatan TV Satelit Astro kini meliputi beberapa negara seperti Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, Filipina, Brunei dan Vietnam. Di Malaysia sahaja, 850,000 orang menggunakan perkhidmatan TV Satelit Astro. Astro kini bernilai RM4 bilion. Binariang adalah syarikat televisyen satelit pertama negara, diberikan monopoli selama 20 tahun, iaitu sehingga tahun 2017.
Perniagaan di luar negara

Ananda Krishnan mempunyai kepentingan dalam bidang minyak dan gas di Amerika Syarikat, Sri Lanka, Mesir, Indonesia dan sebagainya. Beliau juga dikatakan memiliki dua buah studio animasi, sebuah di Filipina dan sebuah lagi di Hollywood. Beliau juga memiliki ladang pembakaan kuda di Australia. Selain itu, AK juga memiliki kepentingan dalam TVB.com, iaitu TV interaktif yang berpusat di Hong Kong.
Pendidikan

Ananda Krishnan berketurunan Tamil dan bapanya berasal dari Sri Lanka. Beliau bersekolah rendah di Sekolah Rendah Tamil Vivekananda, Kuala Lumpur. Kemudian, beliau bersekolah di Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur.

Seterusnya, beliau melanjutkan pelajaran ke University of Melbourne bagi mendapatkan ijazah sarjana muda pentadbiran perniagaan. Bagi peringkat sarjana pula, beliau melanjutkan pengajiannya ke Harvard University, Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1964 dalam bidang ijazah pentadbiran perniagaan. Selepas mendapat ijazah sarjananya, beliau memulakan perniagaan dalam perdagangan minyak dan gas.


Keistimewaan
Ananda Krishnan adalah usahawan yang pandai memanfaatkan teknologi baru dan peluang perniagaan yang muncul. Kebijaksanaannya terserlah lagi kerana apabila Menara Berkembar Petronas dilancarkan, kadar penghuniannya adalah 100 peratus. Kini, kadar penghuni bagi Menara Berkembar Petronas masih tinggi, iaitu pada kadar 80 peratus.

Sumbangan
Ananda Krishnan banyak menyumbang kepada aktiviti kebajikan dan kemasyarakatan. Contohnya, beliau mendermakan sebanyak RM160 juta kepada beberapa dana pendidikan di Malaysia.
Syarikat yang menyumbang dengan jumlah RM160 juta itu adalah Maxis Communications Berhad, Tanjong Plc dan Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. Daripada jumlah itu, RM100 juta didermakan kepada Dana Harapan Nusantara.

Dana Harapan Nusantara ditubuhkan oleh Ananda Krishnan sendiri melalui syarikatnya Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. khas bagi pelajar Bumiputera. Dana Harapan Nusantara juga diberi peruntukan khas, iaitu 300 juta saham dalam Maxis yang bernilai kira-kira RM100 juta, yang dapat dijual apabila perlu.
Dana Harapan Nusantara juga melaksanakan pelbagai projek. Antaranya adalah projek bagi membantu pelajar Bumiputera melanjutkan pelajaran ke luar negara melalui program berkembar di universiti dan kolej swasta tempatan.

Mulai tahun 2004, 100 orang pelajar dipilih setiap tahun bagi menyertai program itu. Selain itu, sebanyak RM5 juta juga diperuntukkan bagi pengurus dan profesional Bumiputera supaya mereka dapat menyertai program pendidikan eksekutif di Harvard Business School.

Usaha Tegas juga menubuhkan Yayasan Yu Cai dengan geran awal sebanyak RM25 juta. Yayasan Yu Cai diwujudkan bagi menyemai dan membangunkan bakat dalam pelbagai bidang.

Sumbangan pertama Yayasan Yu Cai adalah sebanyak RM5 juta yang diperuntukkan bagi membantu penubuhan Jabatan Amalan dan Falsafah Tradisional Cina di Universiti Tun Abdul Razak.

Usaha Tegas juga memperuntukkan sebanyak RM5 juta bagi Institut Perubatan, Sains dan Teknologi Asia. Selain itu, Tanjong, Maxis dan Measat pula secara bersama menyumbangkan sebanyak RM10 million kepada Universiti Tun Abdul Razak.
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