10 most powerful business people in Southeast Asia

They are all talented entrepreneurs, diversified businesses with powerful influence throughout the country. Among them were both politicians. Most of these are from Indonesia and Malaysia.

The following list of 10 most powerful business people in Southeast Asia, is extracted from the list of 29 people by the Wall Street Journal magazine poll. Vietnam has a single representative is Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc, Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai, who holds the 29th position.

1. Aburizal Bakrie

He is one of Aburizal Bakrie businessman and politician most prominent of Indonesia. The Group's billionaire co-owner companies of Indonesia's largest coal producer Bumi Resources. He is also the Golkar party leader, a member of the coalition to power in this island nation.

2. Putra Sampoerna

Putra his assets estimated at over $ 2 billion. After selling its cigarette factory in 2005, he invested in an array of online games and business in the agricultural sector.

3. Anthoni Salim

CEO của Tập đoàn Salim. Ảnh: detik.com

Anthoni Salim was head of the Salim Group, where money invested in real estate and agriculture. Indofood Sukses Makmur Company under the group has become one of the companies producing the largest instant noodle world.

4. Eka Tjipta Widjaja

Sáng lập viên của Tập đoàn Sinar Mas. Ảnh: fokusdotvivanews.com

Widjaja is the founder of the production company paper, palm oil and is one of the richest people in Indonesia. He has stakes in both companies is Asia Paper and Pulp big Co. Golden Agri-Resources and.

5. James Riady

CEO của Tập đoàn Lippo. Ảnh: newscred.com

His Lippo Group is growing steadily and is one of the factors boosting Indonesia's economy booming. The company's profits earned from the sale of investment real estate and media.

6. Ananda Krishman

Chủ tịch tập đoàn Usaha Tegas. Ảnh: therichestdotorg

Tycoon is one of the most prominent figures in the telecommunications industry and Malaysian TV, with satellite TV company Astro and mobile provider Maxis Communications Bhd.

7. Robert Kuok

"Vua đường" của Malaysia. Ảnh: forbes.com

Robert Kuok born in 1923 in Malaysia, is now considered the richest man in Southeast Asia with personal assets holding income from business sources as sugar, palm oil, hotels and public services. Now he resides in Hong Kong.

8. Tony Fernandes

CEO của hãng hàng không AirAsia. Ảnh: wemotor.com

Tony served as the CEO of a company in the music industry. He was intending to increase AirAsia routes by introducing more options for cheap flights across the continent. Currently Tony has expanded its business into other areas such as hotels, telecommunications and most recently the acquisition of the football club Queens Park Rangers London.

9. Lim Kok Thay

CEO kiêm Chủ tịch Tập đoàn Genting. Ảnh: timesunion.com

Lim Kok Thay is the son of the founder of Genting Group, Mr Lim Goh Tong. Mr Lim's business has expanded from the border corporate Malaysia and Genting turn into multinational enterprises with profits ranging from Australia, Singapore to America.

10. Nazir Razak

CEO Tập đoàn CIMB. Ảnh: credit-suisse.com

CIMB CEO Nazir has taken to become one of the most powerful corporations in the banking sector of South East Asia. His father was Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister of Malaysia, while his brother is the main Najib Razak holds this position.