Top 10 Business Leaders in India

Top 10 Business Leaders in India (Forbes' 2014)

 Attributes of a good leader

1.     Being a professional who possesses traits like honesty, competence, commitment, confidence, integrity, positive attitude, courage, straightforwardness, foresightedness and sense of humor.

2.     Knowing oneself, one’s job, one’s responsibilities and one’s organization and understand human nature.

3.      Being active, doing as directed, delegating responsibilities, motivating people and communicating well.

10 Indian features in the Forbes' "30 under 30" list that profiles "ultra-impressive up-and-comers" calling them the young people of today. They are nation's pride and bright future of tomorrow.

1.     Mukesh Ambani - He is the wealthiest man in India and the 39th richest man in the world today with net worth of US$ 21 billion (as in June 2015). He is the owner and managing director of Reliance Industries, which is mainly involved in petrochemicals, oil, energy, natural resources and telecommunications to name a few.

2.     Dilip Shanghvi - He owns India's largest pharmaceuticals company called Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. His net worth was US$ 17.1 billion in June 2015.

3.     Azim Premji - The third largest outsourcing company in India, Wipro, belongs to Azim Premji. In June 2015, his net worth was US$ 16.2 billion.

4.     Pallonji Mistry - He is an Irish citizen but owns an Indian construction major – the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. The net worth of Pallonji Mistry was valued at around US$ 15.5 billion in June 2015.

5.     Lakshmi Mittal - The ‘Man of Steel' Lakshmi Mittal is the owner of the world's largest steel producer ArcelorMittal. In June 2015, his net worth amounted to US$ 14 billion.

6.     Hinduja Brothers - Four Hinduja brothers of the Hinduja Group are collectively known as Hinduja Brothers. The Hinduja Group is a multinational conglomerate. Some of the major subsidiaries of the Hinduja Group are Ashok Leyland, IndusInd Bank and Gulf Oil Corporation. The net worth of the Hinduja Brothers stood at US$ 13.6 billion in June 2015.

7.     Shiv Nadar - The Indian technology major, the HCL Group belongs to him and he is the co-founder of the same. HCL Technologies is the flagship company of the HCL Group. The net worth of Shiv Nadar was US$ 13.2 billion in June 2015.

8.     Family Godrej – The 117-year-old Godrej Group is owned by the Godrej Family. The group is a consumer care major in India. In 2014, the net worth of Family Godrej was valued at US$ 11.6 billion.

9.     Kumar Birla - He is the CEO of the 158-year-old Aditya Birla Group. It's involved in fertilizers, chemicals, financial services and apparel and telecom businesses to name a few. In June 2015, the net worth of Kumar Birla amounted to US$ 8.2 billion.

10.  Sunil Mittal - In terms of the number of subscribers, the fourth largest telecommunications company Bharti Airtel belongs to Sunil Mittal. His net worth was US$ 7.4 billion in June 2015.