Yang Huiyan is no longer the wealthiest lady in Asia due to the impact of China8217;s real estate crisis on the nation8217;s developers, including her Country Garden Holdings Co.
It8217;s been a dramatic fall for Yang, who in 2005 inherited her father8217;s stake in the real estate developer, becoming one of the youngest billionaires on the planet.
In just seven months, Yang??s fortune has more than halved to $US11.3 billion, including a drop of almost $US2 billion on Wednesday alone, putting her spot atop the wealth rankings in danger.
Jindal, 72, is India8217;s richest woman and the 10th-richest person in the country. She became the chairwoman of the Jindal Group shortly after her husband died in a helicopter crash in 2005.
The company is the third-largest producer of steel in India and also operates in cement, energy, and infrastructure.
Jindal8217;s net worth has fluctuated wildly in recent years. It fell to $3.2 billion in April 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, then to $15.6 billion in April 2022 due to a rise in commodity prices following Russia8217;s invasion of Ukraine.
Savitri also boasts of a career in politics. After her husband’s death, she was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Hisar constituency in 2005. In 2009, she was re-elected and was appointed as the cabinet minister in the Haryana government.