Forbes Asia - May 2018

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1. CHEARAVANONT BROTHERS
   $30 BILLION S
   CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP


2. CHIRATHIVAT FAMILY
   $21.2 BILLION S
   CENTRAL GROUP


3. CHALERM YOOVIDHYA
   $21 BILLION S
   RED BULL AGE: 67


4. CHAROEN
   SIRIVADHANABHAKDI
   $17.4 BILLION S
   THAI BEVERAGE AGE: 74


5. VICHAI
   SRIVADDHANAPRABHA
   $5.2 BILLION S
   KING POWER AGE: 60


6. KRIT RATANARAK
   $3.7 BILLION
   BANGKOK BROADCASTING & TV
   AGE: 72


7. SARATH RATANAVADI

$3.4 BILLION (^) Ì
GULF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
AGE: 52

8. PRASERT
   PRASARTTONG-OSOTH
   $3.35 BILLION S
   BANGKOK DUSIT MEDICAL
   SERVICES AGE: 85


9. ALOKE LOHIA
   $3.3 BILLION S
   INDORAMA VENTURES AGE: 59


10. VANICH CHAIYAWAN
    $3 BILLION T
    THAI LIFE AGE: 86


11. SANTI BHIROMBHAKDI
    $2.4 BILLION
    BOON RAWD BREWERY AGE: 71


12. OSATHANUGRAH FAMILY
    $2.3 BILLION S
    OSOTSPA


13. RIT THIRAKOMEN
    $2.2 BILLION S
    MK RESTAURANT GROUP
    AGE: 66


14. PRACHAK
    TANGKARAVAKOON
    $2.1 BILLION Ì
    TOA PAINT (THAILAND) AGE: 74


15. SUPALUCK UMPUJH
    $2.05 BILLION S
    THE MALL GROUP AGE: 63


16. CHUCHAT &
    DAONAPA PETAUMPAI
    $2 BILLION S
    MUANGTHAI LEASING AGE: 64, 64


17. WILLIAM HEINECKE
    $1.94 BILLION S
    MINOR INTERNATIONAL AGE: 69

THE LIST

SUP MORE THAN 10% TDOWN MORE THAN 10%

ÌNEW TO LIST^3 RETURNEE

Somporn Juangroongruangkit, matriarch of auto parts group Thai Summit, returns to the list after a two-year gap, amid

rising exports and new information about the group’s financial performance in 2017. Her son Thanathorn, 39, recently

took a surprising plunge into politics, cofounding the pro-democracy party Anakhot Mai (or Future Forward), which is

preparing to participate in next year’s much-awaited federal election. Thanathorn, who was running Thai Summit along

with his sister Chanapun, proclaims that his mission is to put Thailand “back on the democratic path.” The political

novice says he’s well aware of the risks involved in taking on the ruling military junta, but “this is a long-term fight.”

Thanathorn’s responsibilities at Thai Summit now fall on his younger brother, Sakultorn.

THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT: BUSINESS OF POLITICS

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