Lakshmi Mittal

                                 Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal was born on 2 September 1950.He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company. Mittal owns 41 percent of ArcelorMittal and holds a 34 percent stake in the Queens Park Rangers F.C. football team.

In 2007, Mittal was the richest man of Asian descent in the United Kingdom.Despite being the eighth wealthiest man in Britain in 2002, he does not hold British citizenship.He was ranked the sixth richest person in the world by Forbes in 2011, but dropped to 21st place in 2012, due to having lost $10.4 billion the previous 

In 2008, his net worth peaked at US$ 69.1 billion, making him the third richest person in history.Mittal has been a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs since 2008,and is also member of the board of directors of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.

In 2006 The Sunday Times named him "Business Person of 2006", the Financial Times named him "Person of the Year", and Time magazine named him "International Newsmaker of the Year 2006".In 2007, Time magazine included him in their "100 most influential persons in the world".