Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary

Source of wealth: Engineering, automotive

74 years male Construction & Engineering 🇲🇾 MY

Net Worth

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The scale of their wealth

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Health

The price of life

Let's compare Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country

Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.6 years.

But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country

On the other end, Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.

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Education

Buying the future

Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country

Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 years.

And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country

But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could pay for it entirely for 1.4 years.

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Research

The monopoly on progress

Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country

Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.1 years.

And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide

But even if we compare the total wealth of Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.

While billions of people struggle to access basic healthcare, education, and research, a single individual could fund entire national systems for centuries.

Gold

Everyday luxuries

Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary's fortune is equivalent to 25 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.

A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.

Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.

Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary could buy 6,582,789 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!

And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.

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Biography

Low-profile Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary started as a rice trader after dropping out of high school.

The bulk of his wealth comes from stakes in DRB-HICOM and MMC.

MMC's operations span ports, logistics, construction and engineering while DRB-HICOM is an automotive firm with interests in property and education.

DRB-HICOM sold a 49.9% stake in Malaysian car-maker Proton to Chinese auto group Zhejiang Geely in 2017.

MMC Corp, which he took private in 2021, owns and operates the Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru, an aviation hub for Iskandar Malaysia and Johor state.