6Sri Prakash Lohia – Net worth – $3.7 billion
With a net worth of $3.7 billion, Sri Prakash Lohia ranks #6 on our top list of the richest people in Indonesia.
Born in 1952, Sri Prakash Lohia is the Chairman of Indorama Ventures, one of the world’s biggest makers of PET (polyethylene terephthalate ) resin used in plastic bottles.
And we know he likes to invest money. The Indian-born billionaire spent $270 million for a stake in YTY Industry, a Malaysian disposable glove maker.
Also, he invested $6 million to launch a school in West Java, called Politeknik Enjinering Indorama.
Lohia’s family is also some of the richest people. His son, Amit, runs the Indonesian and African businesses from Singapore.
His younger billionaire brother, Aloke, operates from Thailand, while his brother-in-law, Lakshmi N. Mittal, claims to have the world’s second largest collection of colored lithographs.