Who is Ananda Krishnan ?

To some of you who doesn't know who is Ananda Krishnan, below are some facts:

• Full name: Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan



• Born: 1939in Brickfield



• Family : Immigrant from Sri Lanka



• Studied in Vivekananda Tamil School and Vistoria Instituition Kuala Lumpur



• Attended University of Melbourne , Australia and obtained Master in Business Administration at Harvard University in 1964



• First business venture: Oil trading- Exoil Trading and moved to gambling nd run Hollywood cartoon studio.



• In 1990 , he started diversifying in a big way.



• Now , he has wide range from entertainment, telecomunication,gaming,property, space, oil, power.



• 30% of his income from GAMBLING BUSINESS.



• His biggest achievement :Besides helping organise Live Aid Concert with Bob Geldof,he setup 2 telecomunication companies-Maxix and Measat.In addition he set up ASTRO-the only company providing a DIRECT TV satelite service in Malaysia.



• His Personal Life:Low profile and hates public exposure.He is married with 3 children.

Ananda - A Truly Malaysian Billionaire