M’sian tycoons on Forbes see fortunes bounce back 03 Jun 2021 / 23:45 H. Top 5 richest in Malaysia: (from left) Robert Kuok, Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, Tan Sri Koon Poh Keong, Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan and Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow.
PETALING JAYA: Following a two-year decline, tycoons on the 2021 Forbes Malaysia Rich List saw a 14% rebound to nearly US$90 billion (RM371.05 billion) on their collective wealth this year from US$79 billion registered in 2020.
This reversal of fortune is partly attributed to the country’s leading position in the medical glove manufacturing sector. With the pandemic year, global demand for such protective gear surged, Malaysian exports of rubber gloves doubled, boosting the wealth of the nation’s largest producers.
MR DIY brothers debut on Forbes richest list 07 Apr 2021 / 23:55 H.
PETALING JAYA: This year’s Forbes world’s billionaire list saw the addition of MR DIY Group’s Tan Brothers, Westports Holdings Bhd’s Tan Sri G Gnanalingam and Greatech Technology Bhd co-founder and CEO Tan Eng Kee.
Brothers Tan Yu Yeh and Tan Yu Wei of MR DIY Group Bhd have an estimated net worth of US$1.8 billion (RM7.4 billion) and US$1.1 billion.
Malaysia’s largest home improvement retailer MR DIY (
pix) made its debut on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities in October last year. The initial public offering (IPO) was the largest on Bursa Malaysia since 2017 with a market capitalisation of RM10 billion. The IPO raised RM1.5 billion from both institutional and retail investors.
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KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s “Sugar King” Robert Kuok remains the wealthiest man in Malaysia and even saw his estimated wealth increase to US$12.6 billion (RM51.9 billion) this year amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List.
The 97-year-old Hong Kong-based businessman however saw a rankings slip and is now the world’s 171st richest man compared to his position of 141 in 2020, and estimated net worth at the time which was valued at US$9.6 billion (RM41.6 billion).
According to the
Forbes list, there are 16 billionaires in Malaysia, with Kuok listed under Hong Kong.
Next on the list is Hong Leong Group’s Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, 79, which was valued at US$9.7 billion (RM40 billion) compared to US$9.2 billion (RM39.9 billion) last year.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755 – 660 more than a year ago. Among the richest in the world are Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest for the fourth year running, worth US$177 billion, and Elon Musk, who rocketed into the number two spot with US$151 billion.
While the list includes some Malaysian mainstays such as Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan, Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary, and Top Glove Corp Bhd’s Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai, to name a few, four Malaysians made their debut on the annual world’s billionaires list this year.