This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Malaysia’s Richest 2018. Malaysia's biggest fortunes soared over the past year, and few soared higher than Tony Fernandes' and Kamarudin Meranun's. Poh Keong came up with the idea for the company, and 80% of the $3 billion in wealth is his. Poh Keong is one of three new Malaysian billionaires. The estimates include a spouse's wealth and where the person is the company founder, they also include the wealth of sons and daughters that's derived from that company.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 21:45 UTC