Eka Tjandranegara, 69
Mulia Group
Property, industry
$700 million (2015) $690 million (2016)
Eka Tjandranegara controls a majority interest in Mulia Group, a major property developer which owns and manages thousands of square meters of office space in buildings under the Mulia brand, the hotel of the same name, and the prestigious Wisma GKBI.
In Bali, the family operates 500 Mulia Resort rooms, making it one of the biggest resort operator on the island.
The group also controls a high-end ceramic business and a glass-making operation which exports 65% of its production.
In Papua New Guinea, the family controls shares in Papindo Group, which operates more than 40 supermarket outlets and department stores and other trading business throughout the country.
Not surprisingly, Eka is well-connected, not least by marriage. His son Ekman Tjandranegara is married to Lareina Halim Kusuma, the daughter of Sugianto Kusuma.
Brother Djoko Tjandra, on the other hand, is on the run after fleeing corruption charges in 2009.
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