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Name

Ananda Krishnan

Primary Residence

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Melbourne University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard University

Citizenship

Malaysia

Source Of Wealth

telecoms, media, oil-services, Self Made

Net Worth

$6,000,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/ananda-krishnan

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

261

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#4 Malaysia's 50 Richest 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/malaysia-billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#261 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Summary

Harvard Business School grad and former oil-trader, he is Malaysia's fourth-richest person. His holdings include stakes in telecom outfit Maxis, media firm Astro Malaysia Holdings and oilfield services-provider Bumi Armada. Krishnan's Indian telecom firm, Aircel, in which he had invested an estimated $7 billion, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018.He has been embroiled in a long-running legal battle with Indonesian billionaire Mochtar Riady's Lippo Group over their failed pay-TV venture.

Did you know?

Krishnan divides his time between Malaysia and France.His only son is a Buddhist monk in Thailand.

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Number of Children

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Tan-Sri-T-Ananda-Krishnan-220179031407663/

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Krishnan