Net Worth: $29.5 B
Source of Wealth: food
Residence: Bangkok, Thailand
Citizenship: Thailand
- Four siblings draw their wealth from Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world’s largest producers of animal feed and livestock.
- Their father Chia Ek Chor, along with his brother Choncharoen Chiaravanont, opened a shop selling seeds imported from China to Thai farmers in 1921.
- Dhanin Chearavanont, the youngest, was CP’s chairman and CEO for 48 years until he stepped down in 2017 but remains senior chairman.
- Dhanin’s eldest son, Soopakij, 53, and the youngest, Suphachai, 50, are CP’s chairman and CEO, respectively.
- In April 2019, Dhanin stepped down as chairman of group flagship CP Foods, a position he had held for 25 years.