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5 Malaysian billionaires you should know – from Robert Kuok to Ananda Krishnan, the men who built up palm oil, property and media empires

STORYLee Hill-choi
Malaysia's five richest billionaires have all helped to build up the country over the past 60 years.
Malaysia's five richest billionaires have all helped to build up the country over the past 60 years.
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Over the past 60 years, these Malaysian families have built up their fortune and their country

Malaysia has its fair share of billionaires who have built up businesses which have shaped industries in and outside the country. Here are five of Malaysia’s richest – as well as a couple of honourable mentions – who have collectively shaped the regional economic landscape over the past six decades of more, leading the most influential family empires in the land.

Robert Kuok Hock Nien

Robert Kuok of Kerry Group founded Shangri-La Hotels in 1971. Photo: SCMP
Robert Kuok of Kerry Group founded Shangri-La Hotels in 1971. Photo: SCMP
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