Ravi Pillai
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Age61
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Earnings$ 2.8 Billion
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Source of earningsConstruction
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Marital StatusMarried
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Children2
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ResidenceBahrain
#30 India Rich List 2014
#34 India Rich List Rank 2013
Middle East construction tycoon is aiming to double revenues of his $3.5 billion RP Group by 2016. Its flagship is Nasser Al-Hajri Corporation, a construction heavyweight in Saudi Arabia in which he owns a 50 percent stake and runs together with a local partner after whom the company is named. Pillai is bullish on Dubai where he's lined up real estate projects worth $1.5 billion. These will include a 280-room Crowne Plaza Hotel due to open in 2016 and a 110-story tower that will be Dubai's second tallest. His fortune is up partly on new information on his Indian assets, which include stakes in banks, hotels, property.
Fast Fact: He visits the Guruvayur temple in his native Kerala every month because, he tells Forbes Asia, "When you're doing so much you need blessings."
