B.R. Shetty
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
India
healthcare, Self Made
$2,700,000,000
804
#804 Billionaires 2019
#38 India's Richest 2018
Former pharma salesman B.R. Shetty immigrated from Karnataka in south India to Abu Dhabi in 1973 to set up a healthcare empire.His biggest asset is London-listed NMC Health, one of the UAE's largest hospital chains.Shetty has brought his money remittance firms UAE Exchange and Travelex Group under a new holding firm called Finablr.Shetty also owns healthcare firm BR Life, which has a presence in India, Nepal, Africa and the Gulf region.In May 2018, Shetty signed the Giving Pledge.
Shetty is funding a $150 million movie on the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, which will be India's most expensive film.He owns the entire 100th floor of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper.
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