A Pakistani Hits Forbes Billionaire List, for the First Time

Forbes today released a list of the top billionaires in the world, where Bill Gates lost his crown to Mexican telecom tycoon, Carlos Slim.

There is a good news that Business Tycoon Mian Mohammad Mansha has made his slot in Forbes billionaire list, first Pakistani to achieve the glory.

Mansha’s Nishat Group is Pakistan’s largest exporter of cotton clothes (for brands like Gap) and nation’s largest private employer; also invests in power projects, cement and insurance. Smart bet in banking: Won a controversial bid for Muslim Commercial Bank during the country’s privatization push in 1991. Sold more than half of his MCB shares for $900 million May 2008.

Complete List is Available Here

Forbes is an American Magazine, famous for its lists, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400) and its list of billionaires.

Forbes recorded major up and downs in its billionaire list due to recession and many relating factors, resulting Asians to rise – and diluting the domination of Americans in the Billionaire list.

Tech and telecom reporter for over 15 years


      • No! show your yearly tax paying statement. The list is on the base of yearly tax paying. There r many others billionaires in Pakistan who have black money more than Mansha but there name can’t add.

  • waiting for more pakistanis but these rich peoples are not good for their employees as compared to multinational God give them wealth but this has to be farely distribute among their workers although is very wast topic but nice to see paki in the list

  • It is not good news,, Shows the extreme income inequality in Pakistan.
    And I also wonder why our Honourable president is not being included in the list???

  • How is this possibly something to be proud off? THe mansha group is known for having wage problems with its workers, beating up of union leaders and not to mention tax dodging!

  • Nadir agreed these Mansha is worst employer also he showed his weatlh which may be not true

  • lol zardari would be 100X richer than this dude … where do you think all the moeny of the people of pakistan goes XD

  • all weath is Cheated and looted wealth.

    will they take this into graves???

    can someone imagine how many pplz in pakistan are living below poverty level, ? and how these Wealth collectors make Empires on their heads.

    HUH… cheaters…..

  • There must be 100 other billionaires in Pakistan who doesn’t want to be disclosed. I wonder how Mansha’s name appeared on the list of billionaires and not Zaradari’s. Perhaps, this year he must have cleared all the outstanding TAX dues!

  • Yes, the fact is that if Zardari’s total wealth (no need to discuss where he got it from)is put in a single account then us pakistani’s are 100% sure that Zardari will be on top of Forbes billionaire list.

  • Agar insann ko suraj dey dia jata to insann kisi ko suraj ki eik kiran bhi na deta
    Kuda ka apna nizam hi …
    We have to follow it
    Wo behtar janta hi kis ko kia aur kitna dena hi

  • great yar i always wished that Pakistani Entrepreneur to be listed….
    awesome you rock man
    keep it up

  • All is well…

    well guys this news will never bring revolutionary change in poor’s life

    Aaoo hum mehnat kar kay azeem bannay ki koshish karain

  • Everyone is whining about zardari, What about the ganja brothers? lol you know who i am talking about….

  • Mr. Mansha,one the biggest tycoon of Pakistan and competing with Asia’s biggest chinese textile companies , as running Nishat Mills in Pakistan. One the other hand, Mr. Mansha is also running one of the Pakistan’s Big Five banks , i.e., MCB. Then the DG Cement, again a Giant in cement sector of Pakistan. And now, Nishat Power and much more … Personnels like Mr. Mansha, have not become MultiBillionaires in one decade or so. His forefathers running the business for many years, may be since pre-partition era.

    We all, should learn from this, that no one can gain such a PRESTIGIOUS LIFE in few years. But it takes 5-6 DECADES to reach at NATIONAL LEVEL, Like MR. MANSHA, and many more owners of Limited Companies.

    So, If one start working today (to become an Indusrialist, or stock broker or any thing) he should be clear that it takes a LIFE TIME to reach at the highest point or some times more than that !

  • Kindly help me to submit my request in front of Mr. Mansha Sahib!

    Sir, I am low paid Government employee having two disable daughters one is hearing impaired and the other diagnosed with a chronic disease of Infantile Spasm (Epilepsy) Mentally Retarded since when she is one years young, now her age is 8 years. She is very hyper and troublesome child. Doctor advice medicine which is very much expensive and beyond my purchasing power. She is under treatment (Dr.Matloob Azam) in the Children Hospital, PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    I have’t that much financial strength to support this life time treatment on his own. Laiba’s elder sister also hearing impaired child, 90 db hearing loss, her age is 10 years. Audiologists advise Digital hearing ads, which is very much expensive, especially for me. She is so sharp and schooling in Special Children School in E-8, Islamabad Navel Complex. As per doctors recommendation if she used a proper hearing ad, she can able to speak like a normal after a year or so. Anybody can call and verify the whole situation which Phone:092-051-20063511.

    Its my humble requests to you to help me for some how to fight against the disability. My contact details is as under:

    Name: Syed Mirdad Karim
    Name Address:House No.56-D, Street No.3, Sector G-7/3-2,
    Service Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
    Mobile No:092-0333-5116917
    Bank A/C:00398889-01
    Branch Code:0602 Habib Bank Limited, CDA, Civic Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.

    For more details, you can call and email to anytime

  • ASSALAMOALAIKUM

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  • Sir, yaha nahi ho saktay. paisa kisi say baat karnay ka time nahi deta. Mr. Mian, i will be ric more then ever

  • me mr mansha se dakhwast karti hun ke hamar madad kare kun ke hamare city me heavy rain ki wajh se hamare ghar gir gay hen ham bhut pareshan hen ap ko allah ne nawaza he apne bachon ke sadqe hamari madad karen ap ke ley dowa go farzana from jacobabad cell no923117348556


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