1. Ravi Pillai, chairman of the Bahrain headquartered RP Group, tops the list with a net worth of Rs 18,500 crore and much of the wealth of this construction tycoon comes from the profits of Nasser S. AlHajri Corporation (NSH), a company he has founded in 1978 in Saudi Arabia.
2. Pillai is a first-generation entrepreneur with roots in Chavara, near Kollam; his parents were farmers. Between NSH and 25 other companies he owns, they generate revenues of Rs 26,800 crore annually and often he is called 'Ambani of the Gulf.
3. P N C Menon is the third richest Malayali in the world with a net worth of Rs 13,000 crore and his holding company, the Dubai headquartered PNC Investments, generated revenues of 1.2 billion dirham (Rs 2,107 crore) during 2013, with net profits of 88.4 million Dhs (Rs 150crore).
4. Varkey who has a net worth of Rs 11,200 crore, is fourth on the list. A second generation entrepreneur, Varkey came to Dubai in 1959 at the age of two along with his banker father.
5. M G George Muthoot, chairman of Muthoot Group, takes fifth position with a net worth of Rs 5,550 crore. Between Muthoot and his 12 family members, they own 29.8 crore shares of Muthoot Finance, the largest gold loan company in the country and Muthoot is a third generation businessman with origins in Kozhencherry, a small town south east of Kochi, where his group is headquartered.
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