Rank #996
Ravi Pillai
Net worth $4.3B
Construction · India
- Born
- Sep 02, 1953
- Age
- 72
- Source
- Construction
- Residence
- Dubai
- Citizenship
- India
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Indian-born farmer's son, Ravi Pillai migrated to Saudi Arabia after his small construction business in his native Kerala state went bust.
- With help from a well-connected local partner, he started over in 1978 and built his RP Group into a construction heavyweight.
- The construction magnate has used his Gulf riches to invest back home, picking up stakes in banks, hotels and real estate.
- RP Group is among the biggest employers of Indians in the Middle East.
- Pillai has several homes around the world, including apartments in the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.
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