{"id":17800,"date":"2019-02-08T00:10:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=17800"},"modified":"2019-02-08T00:10:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:10:10","slug":"ananda-krishnan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/ananda-krishnan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ananda Krishnan: The success story of Southeast Asia\u2019s richest businessperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"RTL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1clnn1l7s2lhf.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ananda-Krishnan.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaAnanda Krishnan\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" width=\"783\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda Krishnan, chairman and CEO of Usaha Tegas Holdings, is considered the sixth-richest businessman on the continent <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a \u0633\u0627\u0647\u0645\u062a \u0634\u0631\u0643\u062a\u0647 &#8220;\u0645\u0627\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0644\u0644\u0625\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a&#8221; \u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644 \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u062c\u0639\u0644\u0647 \u0623\u063a\u0646\u0649 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0622\u0633\u064a\u0627. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">According to Forbes\u2019 global list, Krishnan\u2019s net worth is estimated at around US$6.7 billion, making him Malaysia\u2019s third-richest businessman.<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda was born in 1938 in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He attended Vivekananda School in Brickfields and completed his schooling at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur. After that, <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">he attended the University of Melbourne in Australia, where he earned a bachelor\u2019s degree with honors in political science. He then earned a master\u2019s degree in<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> business administration from Harvard Business School, graduating in 1964.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He began his career in the oil industry and was the first oil trader to launch Exoil Trading, a company that dealt in oil-trading concessions in<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> in various countries around the world. He then established the Malaysian consulting firm, Usaha Tegas. In the early 1990s, he began expanding his business activities to include media <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and advertising, agriculture, and telecommunications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda founded several small companies, including Astro, Johnston, and Berjaya in media, and Bumi, Armada, and Bexco in the oil and gas sectors, <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">in addition to holding numerous business interests in property development, satellites, and gaming. Through his private company, <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u064a\u063a\u0627\u0633 \u062d\u0635\u0635\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u062a\u0627\u0646\u062c\u0648\u0646\u063a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062f\u0648\u062f\u0629 \u0648\u0647\u064a \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u0627\u0628\u0636\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0625\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u062a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062a \u0627\u0633\u0645 &#8220;\u0628\u0648\u064a\u0631\u062a\u0643&#8221; \u0648\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0639\u0629 <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 &#8220;\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629&#8221; \u0648\u0641\u064a \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0647 &#8220;\u062a\u064a \u062c\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0646\u0645\u0627&#8221; \u0648\u0641\u064a \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062d\u064a\u062b \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u064a\u0645\u062a\u0644\u0643 67% \u0645\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u062c \u0645\u0627\u0643\u0633\u064a\u0633\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0627\u0636\u0641\u0629 <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to Malaysia\u2019s largest lottery games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda began building his multimedia empire in the early 1990s. It includes Maxis Communications, MEASAT Broadcast Systems, and SES World, which owns <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">three satellites. He became widely known after finding success with Maxis Communications, the mobile phone service provider he founded in <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Malaysia. It has more than 11 million subscribers and revenues of $8.9 billion, making it the country\u2019s most successful company. He also owns stakes in Aircel <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and AXIS and Sri Lanka Telecom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda is also planning to produce television channels for the Indian market in countries such as the United States, the CIS, and Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u064a\u062e\u0637\u0637 \u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627\u064b \u0644\u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0644\u0641\u0632\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u062a\u0645\u064a\u0632 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0644 \u0645\u0639 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0646\u062a. \u0648\u064a\u0645\u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0623\u0646\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627 \u062d\u0635\u0635\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629\u00a0<span dir=\"LTR\">TVB.com<\/span>\u00a0\u0648\u0623\u0631\u0634\u064a\u0641 <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Shaw Brothers Films.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ananda Krishnan lost his position as Malaysia\u2019s second-richest businessman in 2017 due to falling share prices at Maxis Communications and services company <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Bumi Armada, an oilfield services company. In 2016, he agreed to merge his debt-ridden Indian mobile phone company Aircel with Indian billionaire Ambani\u2019s <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Reliance Communications.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u064a\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0631 \u0623\u0646\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627 \u0643\u0631\u064a\u0634\u0646\u0627\u0646 Ananda Krishnan\u060c\u00a0\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0641\u064a\u0630\u064a \u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0623\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0647\u0627 \u062a\u064a\u063a\u0627\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0636\u0629 \u0633\u0627\u062f\u0633 \u0623\u063a\u0646\u0649 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a \u0633\u0627\u0647\u0645\u062a \u0634\u0631\u0643\u062a\u0647<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18278,18274,2849,18275,18276,18277],"class_list":["post-17800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1","tag-18278","tag-18274","tag-2849","tag-18275","tag-18276","tag-18277"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}