Ravi Pillai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
India
construction, Self Made
$4,400,000,000
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#529 Billionaires 2019
#33 India's Richest 2018
Indian-born farmer's son, Ravi Pillai migrated to Saudi Arabia after his small construction business in his native Kerala state went bust. With help from a well-connected local partner, he started over in 1978 and built his RP Group into a $6.8 billion (revenue) construction heavyweight.The construction magnate has used his Gulf riches to invest back home, picking up stakes in banks, hotels and real estate.
RP Group is among the biggest employers of Indians in the Middle East.Pillai has several homes around the world, including an apartment in Trump Tower in Pune city.
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