Bio Number |
0004 |
|
| Name |
Lakshmi
Mittal |
| Net
Worth (7 March 2012) |
US$20.7
billion |
| Citizenship |
India |
| Residence |
UK
(London) |
| Inherited
/ Self-made |
Inherited |
| Industry |
Manufacturing |
| Source |
Arcelor
Mittal Steel
- world's largest steel company |
| Occupation |
Chairman
and CEO
(Arcelor Mittal) |
| Trivia
|
Europe's
richest resident.
Bought
residence in Kensignton Palace Gardens, London, in 2004
for £57 million (US128 million) making it the world's
most expensive house at that time.
After
witnessing India win only one medal, bronze, in the 2000
Summer Olympics, and one medal, silver, at the 2004 Summer
Olympics, Mittal decided to set up Mittal Champions
Trust with US$9 million to support 10 Indian
athletes with world-beating potential.
In
2008 Mittal awarded Abhinav Bindra with Rs. 1.5 Crore, for
getting India its first individual Olympic gold medal in
shooting. |
| Age
/ Date of Birth |
61yo
(born 15 June 1950) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
St
Xavier's College Calcutta, Bachelor of Commerce degree in
Business and Accounting |
| Parents
/ Occupations |
His
father, Mohan, became a partner in a steel company and made
a fortune. |
| Marital
Status |
Married
Usha, (1976?) the daughter of a well-to-do moneylender.
|
| Children |
2
children |
| Net
Worth (2012) / Rankings |
$20.7
billion (India #2; World #21) |
| Net
Worth (2011) / Rankings |
$31.1
billion (India #1; World #6) |
| Net
Worth (2010) / Rankings |
$28.7
billion (India #2; World #5) |
| Net
Worth (2009) / Rankings |
$19.3
billion (India #2; World #8) |
| Net
Worth (2008) / Rankings |
$45.0
billion (India #1; World #4) |
| Net
Worth (2007) / Rankings |
$32.0
billion (India #1; World #4) |
| Net
Worth (2006) / Rankings |
$23.5
billion (India #1; World #5) |
| Net
Worth (2005) / Rankings |
$25.0
billion (India #1; World #3) |