Billionaire Ananda Krishnan passed away on Thursday (Nov 28) at the age of 86, according to a statement issued by Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, a company that he founded in 1984.
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00:00Billionaire Ananda Krishnan passed away on Thursday at the age of 86.
00:06Ursaha Tergar Senderian Berhad announced the demise of its founder and chairman Ananda.
00:12It said Ananda had made a significant contribution to nation building and the corporate world.
00:18It said Ananda's philanthropic initiatives had also touched many lives.
00:23Ananda founded Ursaha Tergar's in 1984, and through the company and its subsidiaries,
00:29he controlled telco and media companies Maxis Berhad and Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad.
00:35Ananda was known for maintaining a low profile.
00:38Estimated to be worth US$5.8 billion, Ananda often made it to the annual Forbes list of
00:44wealthiest people, being ranked as the third richest person in Malaysia.
00:49He was born to a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant in Brickfields, and he studied at Vivekananda
00:55Tamil School in Brickfields, and then later at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.
01:01He attended the University of Melbourne in Australia for his degree majoring in political
01:06science.
01:08He also obtained a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, graduating in
01:141964.
01:16Ananda had three children, including his only son, Venerable Ajahn Siripanyo, who is a Buddhist
01:21monk.