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Azim Premji, 71, chairman of Wipro Limited has appeared at number 4 with a net worth of $15 Billion. Last year he was at number 3.

Left to Right: Azim Premji, M.A. Yusuff Ali, Yusuf Hamied and Shamsheer Vayalil

M.A. Yusuff Ali, 60, MD of EMKE Group (LuLu Group International) is at 25th position in the list with a net worth of $4.2 billion. This year he too is one spot down from his 24thposition in 2015.

Third Muslim to feature in the list is 80 years old Yusuf Hamied, a non-executive chairman of Cipla, at 60th position with a net worth of $1.54 billion. In 2015 he was ranked 28th.

Thirty nine year old Dr Shamsheer Vayalil is a new face in the list this year. At 98th position with net worth of $ 1.27 billion, he is also the third youngest person to feature in the list.

Recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman in 2014, Vayalil is the Founder and Managing Director of VPS Healthcare, a network of hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical manufacturing units and pharmacies in the UAE and India.

Courtesy: MM