The Sunday Times recently released their Rich List 2015. The list comprises of outstanding and distinguished achievers from different fields.
The combined wealth of the 1,000 wealthiest people equals to £547bn. This has significantly double from the 2009 figures of £258bn, at a time when substantial capital were affected by the financial crux.
Back in 2009, one who had the wealth of £55m would be included on the list, whereas from what we could interpret from the 2015 rich list is that you need to have the wealth of at least £100m to even be considered.
While some listed have inherited the wealth from their families, you cannot deny the fact that most of the named people reached to this stage through their hard work, talent, enterprising skills as well as risk-taking abilities.
It is remarkable, as well as astonishing that there are 53 Asians named in the rich list. Plus, many of the names in the rich list are of immigrants who set base in the United Kingdom. Many ministers have been pledging to control immigration and who can enter the country. This may become detrimental for Britain and its economic state. Many “foreigners” have invested in Britain by creating affluential businesses and with this form of hostility from the government, such investors would choose to invest elsewhere, ultimately making Britain poorer, both economically and culturally.
Sri and Gopi Hinduja have again topped the list as the wealthiest Asians, with a fortune of £13bn. They ranked second in the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain.
Varsha Engineer is the wealthiest Asian woman, with worth of £1.1bn. She was also named as the richest Asian couple with her husband, Navin Engineer.
Meeta Patel, Baljinder Boparan, Meena Pathak and Tani Dhamija were also named in the wealthiest women category.
Ashish Thakkar along with Gautam Thapar and family were the newcomers in this year's rich list, both worth £500m.
In the field of music, Zayn Malik was the sole Asian name in the wealthiest young musicians. He was ranked second with the fortune of £25m, which is an increment by £11m.
Lord Verjee was ranked 12th as the top politician donor, having donated £564,150.
Dilip Shanghvi came in the top 50 and top 100 at number 34. His fortune is of £15.2bn.
Wealthiest
1 (2) Sri and Gopi Hinduja £13bn ^£1.1bn Industry and Finance
2 (7) Lakshmi Mittal and Family £9.2bn v£1.05bn Steel
3 (34) Sri Prakash Lohia £2.84bn ^£730m Textiles and Plastics
4 (41) Sir Anwar Pervez and Family £2.245bn ^£1.13bn Cash and Carry
5 (47) Lord Paul and Family £2.2bn ^£200m Industry
6 (52) Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora £1.175bn ^£350m Discount Stores
7 (92) Anil Agarwal £1.106bn v£594m Mining, Oil and Gas
8 (93) Navin and Varsha Engineer £1.1bn ^£290m Pharmaceuticals
9 (118) Zameer Choudrey and Family £975m ^450m Cash and Carry
10 (122) Jasminder Singh and Family £910m ^£70m Hotels
11 (128) Raj Matharu and Family £850m ^£282m Property and Hotels
12 (180) The Jatania Brothers £620m ^£20m Toiletries
13 (183) Bhikhu and Vijay Patel £610m ^£85m Pharmaceuticals
14 (206) Tom Singh and Family £530m ^£100m Fashion and Retailing
15 (217) Gautam Thapar and Family £500m New entry Industry
16 (217) Ashish Thakkar £500m New entry Investment
17 (239) Abdul Bhatti and Family £460m ^£210m Cash and Carry
18 (239) Adalat and Arshad Chaudhary £460m ^£210m Cash and Carry
19 (239) Younus Sheikh and Family £460m ^£210m Cash and Carry
20 (252) Amit and Meeta Patel £435m ^£75m Pharmaceuticals
21 (285) Kishore Lulla and Family £356m ^£196m Media
22 (287) Fakhruddin Suterwalla and Family £350m No change Food
23 (307) Kuljinder Bahia and Family £336m ^£38m Travel
24 (340) Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia £300m No change Car Parts
25 (355) Firoz Kassam £285m ^£35m Hotels and Property
26 (357) Lord and Apurv Bagri £280m ^£30m Metals
27 (380) Bhupendra Kansagra £260m ^£40m Industry and Aviation
28 (391) Vikrant Bhargava £250m No change Gambling
29 (436) Lord Alli £220m No change Media
30 (450) Moni Varma £215m No change Food
31 (455) Mahmud Kamani and Family £211m v£89m Internet Retailing
32 (466) Iqbal Ahmed and Family £205m ^£20m Food
33 (466) Richie Nanda £205m ^£10m Security
34 (579) Nick Dhandsa and Family £170m ^£10m Care homes
35 (579) Rashid and Aziz Tayub £170m v£40m Property and Discount Stores
36 (637) Mohsin and Zuber Issa £150m ^£50m Fuel Distribution
37 (637) Kirit and Meena Pathak £150m ^£5m Food
38 (637) Raj Sehgal and Sanjeev Mehan £150m No change Fashion
39 (679) Ajay Kalsi and Family £145m v£855m Gas
40 (688) Shiraz Tejani and Family £140m No change Paper Products
41 (688) Nandlal and Deep Valecha £140m £26m Gas Services
42 (707) Anwar and Yakub Patel £135m No change Pharmacies
43 (723) Nitin Passi £133m New entry Internet Retailing, Fashion
44 (729) Pradip and Manish Dhamecha £130m No change Property, Cash and Carry
45 (729) Sir Anish Kapoor £130m No change Arts
46 (729) Koolesh Shah and Family £130m ^£12m Hotels
47 (754) Lord Verjee £125m New entry Finance and Retailing
48 (831) Tarsem Dhaliwal £115m No change Frozen Food
49 (831) Mayank Patel £115m ^£10m Foreign Exchange
50 (901) Anil Aggarwal £105m v£154m Business Services
51 (901) Kirit Patel and Family £105m £15m Pharmacies
52 (935) Satinder Gulhati £102m £2m Hotels
53 (968) Dinesh and Tani Dhamija £100m No change Travel
The Sunday Times Giving List
(13) Subaskaran Allirajah £160m (worth) £14.8m (donations) Overseas, Humanitarian
Wealthiest Women
(15) Varsha Engineer £1.1bn ^£290m Pharmaceuticals
(35) Meeta Patel £435m ^£75m Pharmaceuticals
(75) Baljinder Boparan £160m New entry Food
(81) Meena Pathak £150m ^£5m Food
(112) Tani Dhamija £100m No Change Travel
Fashion Brand Fortunes
(17) Mahmud Kamani and Family £211m v£89m Retailing, Internet Retailing
Wealthiest Young Musicians
(2) Zayn Malik £25m ^£11m Music
50 Richest in the World
(34) Dilip Shanghvi India £15.2bn Pharmaceuticals
(38) Mukesh and Anil Ambani India £14.9bn Petrochemicals
(49) Sri and Gopi Hinduja UK £13bn Vehicles/trading/investment
The Biggest Risers
(7) Sri and Gopi Hinduja £13bn ^£1.1bn 9% (%rise) -1 (change on 2014 UK rank)
(11) Sri Prakash Lohia £2.84bn ^£730m 35% 11
(22) Zameer Choudrey and Family £975m £450m 86% 72
The Biggest Fallers
(3) Lakshmi Mittal and Family £9.2bn v£1.05bn 10% (%fall) -4
(4) Ajay Kalsi and Family £145m v£855m 86% -581
(7) Anil Agarwal £1.106bn £594m 35/5 -43
The Top Political Donors
(12) Lord Verjee Liberal Democrat £564,150
(23) Lakshmi Mittal and Family Labour £1,000,000
(28) Subaskaran Allirajah Conservative £827,562
(55) Lord Alli Labour £365,001
(56) Sir Anwar Pervez Conservatives £361,450
(58) Lord Noon Labour £349,500
(62) Dinesh Dhamija Liberal Democrat/Conservative £312,495
(77) Raminder Ranger Conservative £248, 576
(161) Anish Kapoor Labour £35,000
(166) Iqbal Ahmed Conservative/Labour £28,500
(183) Mohsin and Zuber Issa Conservative £10,000
(190) Firoz Kassam Conservative £8,000
The Richest Husbands and Wives
(9) Navin and Varsha Engineer £1.1bn
(33) Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan £160m
(36) Kirit and Meena Pathak £150m
(54) Dinesh and Tani Dhamija £100m
Newcomers in This Year's Rich List
(16) Ashish Thakkar £500m
(16) Gautam Thapar and Family £500m
Richest in Greater London
(2) Sri and Gopi Hinduja £13,000m ^£1,100m Industry, Finance
(7) Lakshmi Mittal and Family £9,200m v£1,050m Steel
(29) Prakash Lohia £2,840m ^£730m Textiles, Plastics
(35) Sir Anwar Parvez and Family £2,440m ^£1,130m Cash and Carry
(68) Anil Agarwal £1,106m v£594m Mining, Oil, Gas
(82) Zameer Choudrey and Family £975m ^£450m Cash and Carry
(83) Jasminder Singh and Family £910m ^£70m Hotels
(88) Raj Matharu and Family £850m ^£282m Property, Hotels
(111) The Jatania Brothers £620m £20m Toiletries
(131) Gautam Thapar and Family £500m New entry Industry
(141) Abdul Bhatti and Family £460m ^£210m Cash and Carry
(141) Adalat and Arshad Chaudhary £460m ^210m Cash and Carry
(141) Younus Sheikh £460m ^£210m Cash and Carry
(151) Amit and Meeta Patel £435m ^£75m Pharmaceuticals
(170) Kishore Lulla and Family £356m ^£196m Media
(172) Fakhruddin Suterwalla and Family £350m No change Food
(178) Kuljinder Bahia and Family £336m ^£38m Travel
(196) Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia £300m No change Car Parts
(205) Firoz Kassam £285m ^£35m Hotels, Property
(218) Bhupendra Kansagra and Family £260m ^£40m Industry, Aviation
(223) Vikrant Bhargava £250m No change Gambling
(235) Ratheesan Yoganathan £230m ^£110m Telecoms
(305) Nick Dhandsa and Family £170m ^£10m Care Homes
(315) Subaskaran Allirajah £160m v£20m Telecoms
(340) Ajay Kalsi and Family £145m v£855m Gas
(343) Nandlal and Deep Valecha £140m ^£26m Gas Services
(357) Pradip Dhamecha £130m No Change Property, Cash and Carry
(357) Sir Anish Kapoor £130m No Change Art
(357) Koolesh Shah and Family £130m ^£12m Hotels
(367) Lord Verjee £125m New entry Finance, Retailing
(397) Mayank Patel £115m ^£10m Foreign Exchange
(412) Kirit Patel and Family £105m ^£15m Pharmacies
(425) Satinder Gulhati and Family £102m £2m Hotels
(431) Dinesh and Tani Dhamija £100m no change Travel
Richest in Southeast
(4) Navin and Varsha Engineer £1,100m ^£290m Pharmaceuticals
(15) Bhikhu and Vijay Patel £610m ^£85m Pharmaceuticals
(50) Moni Varma £215m No change Food
(72) Vipul Thakrar and Family £180m No change Food
(101) Manish Dhamecha £130m No change Property, Cash and Carry
Richest in Southwest
(8) Tom Singh and Family £530m ^£100m Fashion, retailing
Wealthiest in West Midlands
(18) Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan £160m New entry Food
Wealthiest in East Midlands
(9) Ashish Thakkar £500m New entry Investment
(25) Rashid and Aziz Tayub and Family £170m v£40m Property, Discount Store
(27) Shiraz Tejani and Family £140m No change Paper Products
(43) Anil Aggarwal £105m v£154m Business Services
Richest in Northwest
(4) Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora £1,750m ^£350m Discount Stores
(28) Mahmud Kamani £211m v£89m Retailing, Internet Retailing
(30) Iqbal Ahmed £205m ^£20m Food
(36) Sanjay Vadera and Family £175m ^£51m Perfume
(39) Mohsin and Zuber Issa £150m ^£50m Fuel Distribution
(39) Kirit and Meena Pathak £150m ^£5m Food
(46) Anwar and Yakub Patel £135m No change Pharmacies
(49) Nitin Passi £133m New entry Internet Retailing, Fashion
Richest in Northeast
(13) Raj Sehgal and Sanjeev Mehan £150m No change Fashion
100 Richest in Europe
(20) Sri and Gopi Hinduja UK Vehicles, Trading, Investment £13bn
(33) Lakshmi Mittal UK Steel £9.2bn
Newcomers in Richest 1,000
(16) Ashish Thakkar £500m Investment
(16) Gautam Thapar and Family £500m Industry
(27) Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan £160m Food
(36) Nitin Passi £133m Internet Retailing, Fashion
(38) Lord Verjee £125m Finance, Retailing
(77) Joe Hemani £102m Computers
The 100 Richest in the World
(34) Dilip Shanghvi India Pharmaceuticals £15.2bn
(38) Mukesh and Anil Ambani India Petrochemicals £14.9 bn
(49) Sri and Gopi Hinduja UK Vehicles, Trading, Investment
(59) Azim Premji India Software, Finance £12.0bn
(68) Pallonji Mistry India Construction £10.9bn
(87) Shiv Nadar India Information Technology £9.3bn
(89) Lakshmi Mittal UK Steel £9.2bn
