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Founder and chairman of HCL and Shiv Nadar Foundation, Shiv Nadar scores a 4th position on the list with a net worth of $12.9 billion. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. He and his group of colleagues founded HCL in 1976, with an investment of Rs. 187,000. He is also the founder of SSN College of Engineering in Chennai.
