Mittal retains number one spot in Asian rich list

According to the Asian Rich List 2011 by Eastern Eye, a weekly publication brought out by

the Asian Media and Marketing Group, Mittal and his family’s wealth stood at 15.5 billion pounds, 1.5 billion pounds less than a year ago.

The Hinduja brothers - Srichand, Gopi, Prakash and Ashok, who have global business in many sectors, including oil, power, transport, IT and banking, have a wealth of 9 billion pounds, up 1 billion pounds over their wealth a year ago.

Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul is listed sixth in the list with wealth worth 600 million pounds, 90 million pounds more than last year.

Vedanta chief Anil Agarwal came third with 4.5 billion pounds worth - 500 million pounds more than a year ago.