These entrepreneurs put their countries on the billionaire map for the first time
Swaziland
Nathan Kirsh
$3.1 billion
Started with a corn milling business in 1958; now supplies groceries and goods to New York City restaurants and bodegas. Bought London’s second-tallest building for $455 million.
Angola
Isabel Dos Santos
$2 billion
The oldest daughter of Angola’s longtime president, she is the richest woman in Africa. Holdings include 25 percent stake in mobile phone network Unitel, plus banking assets in Portugal.
Welcome to the Club
(This story appears in the 05 April, 2013 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)