Being a rich person can be a dream for some people.
Being a rich person is described as a person who lives well-off and whatever he wants can always be 'available'.
Not only abroad such as in the countries of the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and many other rich countries.
Indonesia is a rich country with abundant natural resources.
So do not be surprised if in our beloved country there are a number of billionaires with large assets of wealth.
Budi Hartono
The first rank was occupied by Robert Budi Hartono with a total wealth of US $ 9 billion which is equivalent to Rp 128.6 trillion. This man whose real name is Oei Hwie Tjhong is the son of the founder of PT. Djarum and manage it as big as now with his brother. Besides Djarum, 77-year-old R. Budi Hartono also manages business in the banking sector, namely as the largest shareholder of BCA. He also manages businesses in the field of agribusiness in the form of oil palm plantations, electronics under the Polytron brand, and the property sector.
Michael Hartono
The second position is the list of Indonesia's richest people occupied by Michael Hartono or Oei Hwie Siang, who is the older brother of R. Budi Hartono. The total wealth of 78-year-old Michael Hartono is estimated at US $ 8.9 billion or around Rp. 127.14 trillion. Just like his younger brother, Michael Hartono also has other business lines, namely in the fields of banking, agribusiness, and property.
Sri Prakash Lohia
After the Hartono sisters, the next rank was occupied by Sri Prakash Lohia with a total wealth of US $ 5.4 billion or around Rp.77.15 trillion. This 65-year-old Indian man is the founder and CEO of Indorama Corporation, a company engaged in petrochemicals and textiles. Sri Prakash Lohia first established a factory in 1974 in Purwakarta and developed it to have various branches to foreign levels with employees of more than 19 thousand people.
Chairul Tanjung
Chairul Tanjung's name may be familiar in the ears of the Indonesian people, because it has a giant business company CT Corp which oversees various business fields. But apparently behind his success at this time, the 55-year-old man was once nicknamed "The Cassava Child" because he came from a poor family. Now Chairul Tanjung's wealth is estimated at US $ 4.6 billion or around Rp. 65.7 trillion. Aside from being a businessman, Chairul Tanjung also served as Minister of Economy replacing Hatta Rajasa in 2014.
Tahir
The ranking of the five richest people occupied by Tahir, the founder oI'mf Mayapada Group with a total wealth estimated at US $ 2.8 billion, equivalent to Rp 40 trillion. Just like Chairul Tanjung, Tahir also came from an underprivileged family where his father was a pedicab driver. But economic constraints actually make Tahir more motivated to run his business, which started from the garment sector until now has various businesses in various fields. Tahir is also known as a rich person who is generous because he often gives donations, especially in the health sector.
Murdaya Poo
The next rank was occupied by Murdaya Poo, a businessman and politician who had served as a member of the House of Representatives for the period 2004 - 2009. Murdaya Poo started his business from a very small business namely selling newspapers, and continued to do business in various fields such as contractors, electricity and sports equipment . Reporting from Forbes Magazine, the current wealth of Murdaya Poo is estimated at US $ 2.1 billion or around Rp. 30 trillion.
Theodore Rachmat and Mochtar Riady
Theodore Permadi Rachmat's name, better known as TP Rachmat, was ranked seventh in the list of the richest people in Indonesia, where his total assets were estimated at US $ 1.9 billion or around Rp. 27.14 trillion. TP Rachmat started his career at PT. Astra since the company only had several employees in 1968. TP Rachmat was later appointed CEO of Astra Group in 1984 and made the company as big as it is today.
In addition to TP Rachmat, in the seventh rank there is also a successful businessman with the same amount of wealth, Mochtar Riady. Maybe you feel somewhat familiar with the name, but of course the name Lippo Group is very familiar to our ears. Mochtar Riady is the founder and president commissioner of Lippo Group, with various focuses in the business sectors starting from property, retail, to telecommunications.
** Prajogo Pangestu**
Another successful businessman who came from an underprivileged family and started his career from the lower level, namely Prajogo Pangestu who was ranked eighth. Prajogo Pangestu had the opportunity to become an angkot driver to make a living, until he finally worked in a timber business and could establish his own business. He then built Barito Group and had assets estimated at US $ 1.8 billion or around Rp. 25.8 trillion.
Peter Sondakh
The ninth rank was occupied by Peter Sondakh, founder and CEO of PT. Rajawali Corporation which is a holding company. The 68-year-old man has a total wealth estimated at US $ 1.7 billion or around Rp. 24.3 trillion. PT. Rajawali Corporation itself has various business units in various fields, ranging from property, cigarettes, hotels, to media, namely RTV television.
Ciputra
Ranked tenth of the list of richest people in Indonesia occupied by Ciputra, founder of the Ciputra Group which has a focus on property. Not only that, Ciputra also established Jaya Group, Metropolitan Group, to work in the field of education by building Ciputra University. Ciputra's wealth is now reported to reach US $ 1.6 billion, equivalent to Rp. 22.9 trillion.
That is the list of the ten richest people in Indonesia in 2017, 