16. Gautam Shantilal Adani
He is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group. It is a multinational conglomerate in Ahmedabad. The key functional area of this firm is port development and operations in India. Gautam Adani’s current net worth is US$12 billion, according to Forbes magazine. This amount is generated by him through various sources which include power generation and transmission, commodities and real estate. Being a port tycoon, Adani is responsible for controlling Mundra Port which is the largest port in India. Recently, Adani has expanded his business by entering in the field of petrochemicals, a joint venture of US$2.6billion. Gautam Adani has signed with Germany’s BASF for this deal. Moreover, he has won many bids to run 6 domestic airports.
