Four Malaysians make debut on Forbes billionaires list

Westports Gnanalingam

KUALA LUMPUR: New Malaysian entrants to the Forbes world’s billionaires list this year include the Tan brothers of MR DIY Group (M) Bhd, Westports Holdings Bhd’s Tan Sri G Gnanalingam (pic) and Greatech Technology Bhd co-founder and CEO Tan Eng Kee.

In Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s billionaires, brothers Tan Yu Yeh and Tan Yu Wei made their debut with estimated net worth of US$1.8bil (RM7.38bil) and US$1.1bil (RM4.51bil), respectively.