Azim Premji richest Indian
London: Azim Premji, chairman of the Bangalore-based software giant, Wipro, is the richest Indian with wealth worth Rs31,198 crores. Mukesh and Anil Ambani, chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the Reliance Group, are the second richest in India with a combined wealth of Rs24,172 crores, according to Success 2005, a new business magazine launched by the Eastern Eye group of publications.

Sunil Mittal, chairman and managing director of Bharti Tele-Ventures, is third in the list with wealth worth Rs.12,552 crores. He is followed by Shiv Nadar, chairman, president and chief executive officer, HCL Technologies (Rs7,929 crores).

Others listed (in order of wealth) are: Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, president and joint managing director of SRL Ranbaxy and Fortis Healthcare (Rs5,679 crores), Dilip Sanghvi, chairman and managing director, Sun Pharmaceuticals (Rs4,965 crores), Kumarmangalam Birla, chairman, Aditya Birla Group (Rs4,172 crores), Brijmohan Lall Munjal, chairman, Hero Group (Rs2,905 crores), Subash Chandra, chairman, Zee Telefilms (Rs.2,849 crores), Yusuf K. Hamied, chairman and managing director, Cipla (Rs2,846 crores), Anil Agarwal, chairman, Sterlite Industries (Rs2,619 crores).

The Hinduja brothers, S.P. Hinduja and G.P. Hinduja, chairman and president respectively of the Hinduja Group, are listed as the thirteenth richest Indians with wealth of Rs2,378 crore.
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