Manuel Villar
Manila, Philippines
Philippines
real estate, Self Made
$6,600,000,000
317
#317 Billionaires 2019
#2 Philippines 50 Richest 2018
Manuel Villar is the chairman of Starmalls, one of Philippines largest mall operators, and Vista & Landscapes, the country's largest homebuilder. As a child, Manuel helped his mom sell seafood in a Manila market.Villar's family-led Vista Land & Lifescapes plans to invest $35 million to build 10 new shopping malls before 2019. His son Paolo runs Vista.The family-owned Golden Haven Memorial Park, a property developing affiliate of Vista Land, focuses on parks. It went public in June 2016. In December 2017, his company acquired Bria Homes, a developer of mass housing projects and condos, and changed its name to Golden Bria.
Villar has been involved in Philippines politics and held positions including congressman, speaker of the house of representatives, senator, and senate president.
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