Portrait of Manuel Villar

Rank #1810

Manuel Villar

Net worth $2.3B

Real estate · Philippines

Born
Dec 13, 1949
Age
76
Source
Real estate
Residence
Manila
Citizenship
Philippines
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Manuel Villar is the chairman of property developer Vista Land & Lifescapes run by his son Manuel Paolo.
  • Villar's biggest asset is his stake in Villar Land Holdings (formerly Golden MV Holdings), a property developer which is building Villar City, a 3,500-hectare master-planned community south of Manila.
  • He also has five other listed entities including mall operator Vistamalls, property landlord VistaREIT, home improvement chain AllHome, supermarket chain AllDay Marts and Premiere Island Power REIT.
  • Villar is diversifying his business with new investments in free-to-air TV and plans to build a casino and a theme park in southern Metro Manila.
  • His son Mark and daughter Camille are senators in the Philippines.
  • Villar has been involved in politics and held positions including congressman, speaker of the house of representatives, senator and senate president.
  • As a child, Villar helped his mother sell seafood in a Manila market.

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