India's Top 10 Richest

1. Mukesh Ambani
Age: 55
Estimated Wealth: $19.3 billion
Source of Wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Bombay; Drop Out, Stanford University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

2. Laxmi Mittal
Chairman and CEO, ArcelorMittal
Estimated Wealth: $16.9 billion
Age: 62
Source of Wealth: steel
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, St Xavier''s College Calcutta
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

3. Azim Premji
Chairman, Wipro
Estimated Wealth: $12.3 billion
Age: 67
Source of Wealth: software
Residence: Bangalore, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

4. Dilip Shanghvi
Age: 57
Estimated Wealth: $8.5 billion
Source of Wealth: pharmaceuticals, self-made
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Calcutta University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

5. Pallonji Mistry
Age: 83
Estimated Wealth: $7.9 billion
Source of Wealth: construction
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4

 

6. Shashi & Ravi Ruia
Estimated Wealth: $7.2 billion
Source of Wealth: diversified
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Madras

 

 

7. Adi Godrej
Age: 70
Estimated Wealth: $6.9 billion
Source of Wealth: diversified
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marital Status: Married


8. Kushal Pal Singh Teotia or K.P. Singh
Chairman of the Board, DLF Limited
Estimated Wealth: $6.3 billion
Age: 81
Source of Wealth: real estate
Residence: Delhi
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

 

9. Kumara Mangalam Birla
Age: 45
Estimated Wealth: $5.8 billion
Source of Wealth: commodities
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Bombay; Master of Business Administration, London Business School
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

10. Shiv Nadar
Age: 67
Estimated Wealth: $5.7 billion
Source of Wealth: information technology, self-made
Residence: New Delhi, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, PSG College of Technology
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1.