Billionaires List: Debutant Nations And Their Rich Men

These entrepreneurs put their countries on the billionaire map for the first time

Last Updated: Mar 26, 2013, 06:46 IST1 min

Swaziland Nathan Kirsh$3.1 billionStarted with a corn milling business in 1958 now supplies groceries and goods to New York City restaurants and bodegas. Bought London’s second-tallest building for $455 million.

Angola Isabel Dos Santos$2 billionThe oldest daughter of Angola’s longtime president, she is the richest woman in Africa. Holdings include 25 percent stake in mobile phone network Unitel, plus banking assets in Portugal.

Vietnam Pham Nhat Vuong$1.5 billionStudied in Moscow before launching instant-noodle fad in Ukraine. Moved back to Vietnam in 2001 to make a big play in local condos and luxury resorts through his Vingroup.

Nepal Binod Chaudhary$1 billionThe fitness fanatic who hikes in the Himalayas controls an international fortune that stretches from Nepal’s Nabil Bank to a joint venture with India’s Taj hotel chain.

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PeruFernando Belmont$2.2 billion Cosmetics The Peruvian entrepreneur owns Yanbal International, a fast-growing door-to-door cosmetics company with estimated sales of $720 million. He has expanded the firm beyond Peru, to Spain and eight Latin American countries. CanadaRonald Joyce$1.2 billion RestaurantsCanada’s ‘Doughnut King’ joins this year’s Billionaires list after Forbes uncovered previously undisclosed assets. He sold his doughnut chain to Wendy’s for $600 million in 1995. His fortune grew with investments in dividend-paying Canadian firms. RussiaArkady Volozh$1.15 billion InternetArkady Volozh is a principal founder and largest individual shareholder of search engine Yandex, the Russian language Google. Yandex owns 60 percent of the Russian search market Google just 26 percent. TurkeyHamdi Ulukaya$1.1 billion YogurtUlukaya is founder, president and CEO of Chobani Inc, maker of Chobani Greek yogurt, headquartered in New York State. Since shipping out its first order in 2007, the company’s annual sales have grown to nearly $1 billion.

Images: Kirsh: Getty Images Vuong: Justin Mott / Redux For Forbes Chaudhary: Getty Images Ronald Joyce, Arkady Volozh: Getty ImagesHamdi Ulukaya: Lucas Jackson / Reuters

First Published: Mar 26, 2013, 06:46

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Billionaires List: Debutant Nations And Their Rich Men

These entrepreneurs put their countries on the billionaire map for the first time

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