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Muangthai Capital
Muangthai Capital, also known as Muangthai Leasing, is a Thai non-bank consumer-finance company founded in 1992 by Chuchat Petaumpai and Daonapa Patcharachai, lending against vehicle titles to low-income borrowers.
N. Vaghul
Narayanan Vaghul (1936–2024) was an Indian banker who, as chairman of ICICI from 1985 and of ICICI Bank until 2009, built India's second-biggest bank and founded credit agency CRISIL.
Ng Teng Fong
Ng Teng Fong (黄廷方) was a Singapore property magnate who founded Far East Organization in 1960 and developed much of Orchard Road's shopping strip, dying in 2010.
Nguyen Dang Quang
Nguyen Dang Quang (Nguyễn Đăng Quang) is a Vietnamese businessman who co-founded Masan Group, a Ho Chi Minh City consumer goods and retail conglomerate, and serves as its chairman.
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao (Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo), born 1970 in Hanoi, is a Vietnamese businesswoman who chairs VietJet Air and leads Sovico Group, and is Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire.
Nickel Asia Corp.
Nickel Asia Corp. is a Philippine mining company, incorporated in 2008 and listed in 2010, producing lateritic nickel ore from six mines across the Philippines.
Noble Group (commodity trading company)
Noble Group was a Hong Kong-based commodity trading house founded in 1986 by Richard Elman that became Asia's largest commodity trader before collapsing into a $3.5 billion debt restructuring in 2018.
Nutchamai Thanombooncharoen
Nutchamai Thanombooncharoen is a Thai businesswoman who cofounded Carabao Group and chairs the SET-listed company, whose Carabao Dang energy drink is sold in over 40 countries.
Olivia Lum
Olivia Lum (Lum Ooi Lin) is a Singapore-based entrepreneur who founded water-treatment group Hyflux in 1989 and became the first female EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year winner in 2011.
Park In-chon
Park In-chon (박인천) was a South Korean businessman who founded Kumho Tire, starting from a two-car taxi operation in Gwangju in 1946 and building the Kumho Asiana Group.
Pedro Pablo Roxas
Pedro Pablo Roxas (1847–1912) was a Spanish-Filipino businessman of Manila who became the principal owner and manager of the San Miguel brewery, later San Miguel Corporation.
Peter Woo
Peter Woo (吴光正) is a Hong Kong property and retail tycoon who chaired Wheelock and The Wharf from 1986, running the group behind Harbour City and Times Square.
Pham Nhat Vuong
Pham Nhat Vuong is a Vietnamese business magnate who founded Vingroup, Vietnam's largest private conglomerate, and its electric-vehicle maker VinFast, after building his first fortune selling instant noodles in Ukraine.
Pham Thu Huong
Pham Thu Huong is a Vietnamese businesswoman, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and wife of its founder Pham Nhat Vuong, who became Vietnam's richest woman in 2026.
Pham Thuy Hang
Pham Thuy Hang (Phạm Thúy Hằng) is a Vietnamese businesswoman, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup since 2010, who joined the Forbes billionaires list in 2026 with $3 billion.
Po family
The Po family is a Philippine business family founded by Ricardo Po, Sr., whose 1978 canned-tuna business grew into Century Pacific Food, the country's top tuna-canner.
Prajogo Pangestu
Prajogo Pangestu, born 1944 in West Kalimantan, is an Indonesian businessman who founded and leads Barito Pacific, the country's largest petrochemical company, and has topped Indonesia's wealth lists since 2023.
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth (ปราเสริฐ ปราสาททองโอสถ) was a Thai surgeon-turned-billionaire who founded Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's largest private hospital operator, and Bangkok Airways, dying in 2026 at 93.
Prayudh Mahagitsiri
Prayudh Mahagitsiri (ประยุทธ มหากิจศิริ) is a Thai businessman and chairman of PM Group, called the coffee king of Thailand for his decades-long Nescafé partnership with Nestlé.
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings is a Malaysian aluminum producer founded by Paul Koon and his brothers in 1986, the largest integrated aluminum producer in Southeast Asia.
PRS Oberoi
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, known as Biki, was an Indian hotelier who led EIH Limited, the Oberoi Group flagship, and received the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
Public Bank
Public Bank Berhad is a Malaysian banking group founded in 1966 by Teh Hong Piow and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's third-largest bank by assets.
Que Azcona family
The Que Azcona family owns Mercury Drug, the Philippines' largest drugstore chain, founded by Mariano Que in Manila in 1945 and now led by the third generation.
Quek Leng Chan
Quek Leng Chan, also known as Guo Linggan (郭令灿), is a Malaysian banker who built Hong Leong Bank in Kuala Lumpur and co-founded Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) in 1963.
Quek Leng Chye
Quek Leng Chye, born 1944, is a Singapore property executive serving as managing director of Hong Leong Holdings, the property arm of the Hong Leong Group.
R. Budi Hartono
R. Budi Hartono, also known as Robert Budi Hartono, is an Indonesian tycoon who co-owns the Djarum cigarette company and became Bank Central Asia's controlling shareholder in 2026.
Rajesh R. Mandawewala
Rajesh R. Mandawewala is an Indian businessman and qualified chartered accountant who serves as Executive Vice Chairman of Welspun World, holding company of the Mumbai-based Welspun Group.
Ramon S. Ang
Ramon S. Ang is a Filipino businessman who has been Chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, one of the Philippines' largest conglomerates, since 2024.
RD Tata
RD Tata (1856–1926) was an Indian businessman and founding director of Tata & Sons who helped complete Tata Steel and was the father of JRD Tata.
Religare Enterprises
Religare Enterprises is a New Delhi-based financial services holding company, founded in 1984, whose largest business is Care Health Insurance; the Burman family has been its promoter since 2025.