Rakesh Jhunjhunwala,
Cyrus Mistry, Abhay
Vakil: The 3 billionaires
on the M3M-Hurun
Global Rich List who
passed away

Produced by: Bhavya Kaushal
Designed by: Mohsin

The M3M-Hurun Global Rich List saw Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd topping the charts. He is also the only Indian who made it to the world's top 10 billionaires list

Mukesh Ambani: The
undisputed king

The list, however, also paid an ode to three billionaires from India who passed away. They were three of India’s top wealth creators

An ode to top wealth
creators

The ‘Big Bull’ Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who passed away last year in August accumulated a wealth of $3.5 billion till 2022

The Big Bull

Besides being one of the richest Indians, Jhunjhunwala is also known for making generous donations. In 2021, the man who is often called the Warren Buffet of India gave, 25% of his wealth in charity

A generous philanthropist

This year, his wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala topped the list of the top 16 new Indian billionaires in 2023

A new entrant on the list

Also on the list is Cyrus Pallonji Mistry who along with his family have a cumulative wealth of $9 billion 

A legacy billionaire 

Cyrus Mistry died in a tragic car accident in September 2022 leaving behind his wife and two sons 

A tragic end 

Besides being an heir to one of India’s largest conglomerates, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co., he also grabbed limelight for fighting a bitter battle with Tata Sons after he was removed suddenly as the group’s chairman in 2016

A roller-coaster journey

The M3M-Hurun Global Rich List also paid an ode to Abhay Vakil, one of the most respected entrepreneurs who passed away in 2021. The famous Indian paints company Asian Paints was started by Vakil’s father & three others

The Asian Paints Legacy