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Henkel family

The Henkel family are the descendants of Fritz Henkel, who founded the detergent and consumer-goods group Henkel in 1876, and still hold most of its voting rights.

Henning Holck-Larsen

Henning Holck-Larsen (1907–2003) was a Danish chemical engineer who co-founded Larsen & Toubro in Mumbai in 1938 with Soren Kristian Toubro, building it into India's largest engineering company.

Henri Armand Slezynger

Henri Armand Slezynger, born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1936, is a Brazilian chemical executive who founded Unigel in São Paulo in 1966 and built it into one of Brazil's largest chemical companies.

Henry Soesanto

Henry Soesanto, born in 1952, is an Indonesian-born chemical engineer who moved to the Philippines in 1981 and leads Monde Nissin, maker of Lucky Me! noodles and SkyFlakes.

Hermanto Tanoko

Hermanto Tanoko, born 1962 in Malang, is an Indonesian businessman who controls the Avia Avian paint group with his brother Wijono and ranks among Indonesia's richest people.

Hesham Talaat Moustafa

Hesham Talaat Moustafa, also rendered Hisham Talaat Moustafa, is an Egyptian real estate executive who has led Talaat Moustafa Group Holding, Egypt's largest listed developer, as CEO since 2017.

Hezam Bin Salamah Bin Saidan

Hezam Bin Salamah Bin Saidan (حزام بن سلامه بن سعيدان) is a Saudi businessman who cofounded Tatweer Group in 1991 and has served as its chairman since October 2025.

Hiroshi Ishibashi

Hiroshi Ishibashi, also known as Kan Ishibashi, is a Japanese businessman born in 1946, a grandson of Bridgestone's founder who founded Axis Inc. and directs the Artizon Museum.

Ho Hung Anh

Ho Hung Anh (Hồ Hùng Anh) is a Vietnamese banking tycoon, born in Hanoi in 1970, who joined Techcombank in 2004, chaired it since 2008, and co-founded Masan Group.

Hoa Phat Group

Hoa Phat Group is a Vietnamese steel producer and diversified industrial group founded in 1992 and headquartered in Hanoi, the largest steel maker in Southeast Asia with 16 million tonnes of planned capacity.

Hong Leong Group Malaysia

Hong Leong Group Malaysia is a Kuala Lumpur-based family conglomerate centered on banking, founded in 1963 and led by Quek Leng Chan, whose Hong Leong Bank is Malaysia's fifth largest.

Horst Paulmann

Horst Paulmann Kemna (1935–2025) was a German-born Chilean retail magnate who founded Cencosud, beginning with a Temuco supermarket in 1962 and the first Jumbo hypermarket in 1976.

Houghton family

The Houghton family is an American business dynasty whose glassmaking business became Corning Incorporated, with five generations managing it from 1851 through the mid-2000s and two Houghtons serving in Congress.

House of Habib

House of Habib is a family-owned Pakistani conglomerate based in Karachi, tracing to a trading company founded in 1841, whose companies include Indus Motor Company, the Toyota joint venture.

Htoo Group of Companies

Htoo Group of Companies, also known as Htoo Trading, is a Myanmar conglomerate founded by Tay Za in 1990, active in timber, construction, aviation, hotels, and banking.

Hueck family

The Hueck family is a German industrial dynasty from Lippstadt, Westphalia, known for building HELLA and, since its 2022 sale to Faurecia, holding the largest stake in FORVIA.

Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri

Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri is an Emirati business executive who has served as Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNEC Group, Abu Dhabi's events and venues operator, since 2014.

Hunt family (Texas)

The Hunt family of Dallas is a Texas oil and business dynasty founded by H. L. Hunt, who built a fortune from East Texas oil leases.

Hyflux

Hyflux was a Singapore water-treatment and seawater-desalination group founded by Olivia Lum in 1989 and listed from 2001, which collapsed into judicial management in 2020 and liquidation in 2021.

Ibukun Awosika

Ibukun Awosika is a Nigerian businesswoman who founded The Chair Centre Group, a furniture and security-systems manufacturer, and became the first woman to chair First Bank of Nigeria in 2015.

Ichitan Group

Ichitan Group is a Thai beverage company founded by Tan Passakornnatee in 2010, known for ready-to-drink green tea and brands like Yen Yen and Bireley's.

Ike Chalumbira

Isaac 'Ike' Chalumbira, who publishes as Ike Cha, is a Zimbabwean-born South African entrepreneur and founder of Lionshare, a Johannesburg investment holding group covering property, logistics, and fuel.

ILC

ILC (Inversiones La Construcción S.A.) is a Chilean investment holding controlled by the Cámara Chilena de la Construcción, founded in 1980 and active in pensions, insurance, health, and banking.

Indorama Corporation

Indorama Corporation is an Indonesia-based petrochemical and materials group founded by the Lohia family in 1975 as a cotton yarn spinner, now producing polyester, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and chemicals across four continents.

Iñigo U. Zobel

Iñigo U. Zobel (born 1957) is a Filipino businessman who has chaired Top Frontier Investment Holdings, San Miguel Corporation's largest shareholder, since 2008, and sits on San Miguel's board.

Inversiones Cabildo SpA

Inversiones Cabildo SpA is a Chilean investment holding company in Santiago, the parent vehicle of the Said Group, holding stakes in Parque Arauco, Embotelladora Andina, and Scotiabank.

Isaac Garza Garza

Isaac Garza Garza (1853–1933) was a Mexican businessman who co-founded the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc brewery in Monterrey in 1890 and led the family business group that grew into FEMSA.

Isam Al Sager

Isam Al Sager is a Kuwaiti banker who has served as Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait since 2014 and as Vice Chairman since 2022.

Isidro A. Consunji

Isidro A. Consunji is a Filipino businessman who leads DMCI Holdings, the Philippine conglomerate founded by his father David M. Consunji, and chairs Semirara Mining and Power.

Issad Rebrab

Issad Rebrab, born 1944, is an Algerian businessman who founded Cevital in 1998, building it into Algeria's largest privately held company; Forbes ranks him Algeria's richest man.