Second term

Entrepreneurs

1. Li Ka Shing: is one of the greatest empire builders in the world. He has over 270,000 employees in over 50 countries. He is the richest man in Asia. he is considered one of the most powerful persons in Asia. In 2001, he was named ‘Asia’s Most Powerful Man’. In 2006, he achieved “Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Forbes family. In spite of his success and wealth, he lives a pretty simple lifestyle. Having donated over $1.4 billion till date to charities, he has become one of the most generous philanthropists in Asia

2. Bill Gates: is the former CEO of Microsoft, for short period of time, had assets worth over 100 billion dollars, making him the world’s first centibillionaire. Today his assets are half that but he remains, as he has for the past decade and then some, the world’s wealthiest man according to Forbes.

3. J W Marriot: he was an American businessman who became a billionaire through founding the Marriott Corporation which was a hospitality company. This company grew to become the biggest hospitality, hotel chain and food services company in the world.

4. Simon Cowell: Simon worked his way up to a music publishing position, until the early 1980s when he left to form his own recording label, E&S Music with former boss Ellis Rich. E&S Music had several hit records, attaining five singles on the UK top 40. Simon stayed on a few years and left by mutual agreement to pursue other ventures.

5. Oprah Winfrey: Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her multi-award-winning talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011