Orang Kaya Asia 2012

1. Li Ka-shing

Net Worth:$25.5 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Diversified, self-made 
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Education: Drop Out, High School, Marital Status: Widowed, Children: 2

Surprisingly, Li Sha-King is also a high school drop out but now Asia's most successful business magnate and philanthropist having assets worth $25.5 bllion, which also make him the ninth richest person in the world. Currently he is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited.

2. Mukesh Ambani

Net Worth:$22.3 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Drop Out, Stanford University; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Bombay
Marital Status: Married, Children: 3

Most of the success stories have a dramatic element involved somewhere in the lives. Same is the case with Mukesh Ambani, who ranks at the second postion of this list, even after being a drop out of Standford University. He later pursued a degree of Engineering from the University of Bombay. 

He is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman and CEO of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited, the foremost company of the Indian energy and materials conglomerate Reliance Group. His net worth reaches $22.3 billion.

3. Lakshmi Mittal

Net Worth:$20.7 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Steel
Country of Citizenship: India
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, St Xavier”s College Calcutta
Marital Status: Married, Children: 2

akshmi Mittal is an Indian steel magnate who has pursued a degree of Bachelors in Arts/Science from St Xavier's College in Calcutta . He is the chairman and CEO of the world's largest steel making company, AcelorMittal. His net worth is $20.7 billion. He lost about $10.4 billion, more then anyone else in the world, when the shares of his company, AcelorMittal, tumbled. He still makes it in the top ten list of Asia's richest people.

4. Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family

Net Worth:$18.3 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong

Both brothers are the charimen of the Hong Kong's biggest real estate developer, SHKP. Their combone net worth is a total of $18.3 billion. However recently they were charged for bribery related scandals under a high profile corruption case.

5. Lee Shau Kee (tie)

Net Worth:$18 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Diversified, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Marital Status: Divorced, Children: 5

Lee Shau Kee is a Hong Kong  based real estate tycoon who owns the Henderson Land Development which deals in properties, lands and restaurants. He is also expanding his business with Hong Komg & China gas. With current assets of $18 billion, he shares the number 7 spot with Gina Rinehart and Sheikh Al Waleed.

6. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (tie)

Net Worth:$18 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Investments, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Menlo College; Master of Science, Syracuse University
Marital Status: Married, Children: 2

He belongs to the Saudi royal family and is a Saudi Arabian business tycoon and an investor. His total assets  are worth $18 billion, a major part of which comes from the Kingdom Holding Company which is owned by him. He has pursued a degree of Masters in Sciences from Syra Cuse University.

7.  Georgina Rinehart (tie)

Net Worth:$18 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Mining
Country of Citizenship: Australia
Marital Status: Widowed, Children: 5

ina Rinehart is the richest woman in Asia-Pacific. She recently signed a pertnership with a media organisations becoming the largest shareholder in Fairfax Media. She is also a political powerhouse, currently lobbying against mining and carbon taxes.

8. Cheng Yu-tung

Net Worth:$16 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Diversified, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Marital Status: Married, Children: 4

This man is a Hong Kong billionare with extensive dealings and real estate interests in not just Hong Kong but also in Macau. His net worth sums to be $16 billion which mostly come from chain of lucury hotels that he owns.

9. Mohammed Al Amoudi

Net Worth:$12.5 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Oil, Diversified, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Marital Status: Married, Children: 8

Mohammad Al Amoudi is a Saudi business man whose net worth reaches to $12.5 billion. He lives in Riyadh and Ethopia both places. Initially he started investments in construction but later expanded his buisness in agriculture producing major exports for Saudia Arabia which are his major source of income.

10. Robert Kuok

Net Worth:$12.4 Billion – As of March 2012
Source of Wealth: Diversified, self-made
Country of Citizenship: Malaysia
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Raffles College
Marital Status: Married, Children: 8
Source:[Forbes Asia's rich list]

Robert Kuok is a malaysian philanthropist who has influenced many people in asia. According to Forbes , his  assets account for a total of $12.4 billion making him the richest person in Malaysia and south-east Asia. He has pursued the degree of Bachelors in Arts/Science from Raffles College.

Sumber:

http://www.bloggingehow.com/2012/11/10-richest-people-of-asia-you-did-not.html

http://www.therichest.org/nation/asia-richest-people/