This document profiles the top 10 leading tycoons of India, including Anil Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji, Vijaya Mallya, Sunil Mittal, Subrata Roy Sahara, KV Kamath, Tulsi Tanti, Ratan Tata, and Kumar Mangalam Birla. It provides details on their backgrounds, education, careers founding major companies, current net worth, awards and honors received.

1. Top 10 Leading Tycoons Of India

2. 1. The Youth Icon-
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
• Anil Ambani , born on 4 June 1959 is currently
the chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai
Ambani Group.
• Earned Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Bombay and MBA degree from
The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
• Joined Reliance Industries in 1983 as Co-CEO.

3. • His net worth is expected to be 7.8billion$ in
2012 which decreased from 32.4 Billion $ in
2007.
• Voted 3rd most powerful person in India in
2009 by India Today
• Awarded Businessman of the Year in 1997 by
Business Today.
• Adjudged as the CEO of the Year at the
prestigious Platts Global Energy Awards for
2004.

4. 2. The Revolutionary-
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
• Born on 19 April 1957 is an Indian business
magnate who is the chairman of Reliance
Industries Limited.
• Earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering from the University of
Mumbai, Institute of Chemical Technology
(UICT).
• Joined Reliance in 1981 and revolutionised it
from old textiles into polyester
fibres, petrochemicals etc.

5. • His net worth is expected to be 22.3 billion$
which was 62.4 billion$ in 2008 before
recession.
• He led the creation of the world’s largest
grassroots petroleum refinery at
Jamnagar, India, with a current capacity of
660,000 barrels per day.
• Awarded Entrepreneur of the decade in 2004
by Bombay management Association.
• Awarded telecom man of the Year in 2004 by
Voice and data magazine.

6. 3.The Philanthropist-
Azim Hashim Premji
• Born on 24 July 1945, is currently the chairman of
Wipro Technologies, the leading software
company.
• He studied Electrical engineering from Stanford
University in 1966 but because of some reason he
dropped out in 1966 but completed in 1999.
• In 1966 he took over Wipro which dealt into
hydrogenated fats then, he brought Wipro into
softwares and created one of the biggest IT
company of India.

7. • His net worth is expected to be 15.9 billion$.
• Has been recognized as one of the biggest
Entrepreneurs.
• Awarded lakshya business visionary by
NIIT, Mumbai.
• Received Padma Bhushan in 2009
• Was honored with Padma Vibhushan in 2011
• In 1984 he founded Wipro Equity Reward trust
as a philanthropist.

8. 4. The Kingfisher-
Vijaya Mallya
• Born on 18 December 1955, he is an industrialist
and a MP.
• He went to St. Xavier’s College and later
graduated with a bachelor in Commerce degree
from University of Calcutta.
• Mallya was unanimously elected Chairman of
United Breweries. As part of his modernisation
bid, he consolidated the various companies under
one umbrella group called the “UB Group”.

9. • His net worth is estimated to be 1 billion$
• In 2003 Kingfisher Airlines was formed.
• He was conferred an honorary degree
of Doctorate of Philosophy by the Southern
California University
• nominated as a "Global Leader for Tomorrow"
by the World Economic Forum
• Mallya was elected to the Rajya Sabha –
Council of States – of India's parliament in
both 2002 and 2010 as an independent
candidate from his home state of Karnataka.

10. 5. The Strategist-
Sunil Mittal
• Born 23 October 1957, is an Indian telecom
mogul who is founder, chairman and Group CEO
of Bharti Telecommunications.
• he graduated in 1976 from Punjab
University, Chandigarh, with a Bachelor of Arts
and Science for which he studied in Arya College
for Boys, a local college in Ludhiana.
• He started his first business in April 1976 at the
age of 18, with a capital investment of Rs. 20,000.

11. • Currently his net worth is estimated to be 8.3
billion$.
• He launched services in Delhi in 1995, when
Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) was formed to
offer cellular services under the brand name
AirTel.
• He was honored with Padma Bhushan in 2007.
• Awarded INSEAD Business Leader Award
2011.
• Recognized as Business Leader Of The
Year, Economic Times, 2005.

12. 6. Head of Sahara Pariwar-
Subrata Roy Sahara
• Born on 10 June 1948, is the founder of India
Sahara Pariwar.
• Has 42.5% stake in Force India.
• His journey for Sahara started in 1978.
• Sahara is diversified to Films, Real
estate, Media, tourism, Hospitality and health
care.
• His net worth is currently estimated to be over
5 billion $.

13. 7. The Infosys Man-
K V Kamath
• Born on 2 December 1947, he is the chairman
of Infosys, the second largest IT company of
India.
• He was formerly the Executive Chairman of
ICICI bank.
• He graduated from IIM-Ahmedabad in 1978.
• Received Padma Bhushan award in 2008.
• Honored as Businessman of the year by
Forbes.

14. 8.The Wind Visionary-
Tulsi Tanti
• Born on 2nd February 1958,is the chairman
and MD of Suzlon energy, a wind power based
company.
• He has a net worth of 400 million $ which
reduced from 3.3 billion $ due to recession in
2008.
• He is a commerce graduate and diploma
holder in mechanical engineering.
• The company is expanding to China, Australia
and United States.

15. 9.Businessman of the Decade-
Ratan Naval Tata
• Born on 28 December 1937, he is an Indian
businessman who became Chairman of Tata
Group in 1991.
• He completed his B.S. from Cornell University
in 1962 and Advanced Management from
Harvard University in 1975.
• His net worth is estimated to be 970 million $.
• He has been honored with Padma Bhushan
and Padma Vibhushan.

16. 10. The Strongest Leader-
Kumar Mangalam Birla
• Born on 14 June 1967, is an industrialist and
Chairman of Aditya Birla Group.
• He earned commerce degree from HR College
of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and
also has an MBA from the London Business
School.
• His net worth is estimated to be 9.3 billion $.
• Under KM Birla's strong leadership the
group's turnover has spiralled to $33 billion $
and business has expanded to 40 countries.