Top 10 Investors of All Time – Great Stock Traders

The greatest investors leave clues. When investing, investigate the clues left by the all time greatest investors.

1. Warren Buffet
Investment style: Long-term growth
Best investment: Coca Cola, 1988
Buffet began investing in 1954 with just $100. Now worth over $20 billion, Buffet invests largely in media, insurance, and consumer companies. Buffet recommends thinking like a prospective owner and sticking to businesses you understand. According to Buffet, great businesses possess simplicity, predictability, high returns, and strong cash generation.
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2. Sir John Templeton
Investment style: Global contrarian
Best investment: Japan, 1962
Templeton’s career began shortly before World War II when he borrowed $10,000 and turned it into $40,000 in four years. Famous for his Templeton Growth Fund, he built his fortune spotting opportunities internationally before others did. Templeton advises investing for real returns, keeping an open mind, and going against the crowd.

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3. Peter Lynch
Investment style: Growth and recovery
Best investment: King World Productions.
Lynch solidified his reputation as one of the world’s best fund managers while managing the Fidelity Magellan fund. He counsels investors to remain independent and open to new investment ideas, often spotted through observation and experience. Before stock investing, Lynch recommends stock investment investing research: categorizing ideas, summarizing the story behind the stock, and checking key numbers.

4. Philip Fisher
Investment style: Long-term buy and hold
Best investment: Motorola, 1955
Fisher started his own financial business in 1931 and managed it for the next 68 years. He specialized in technology growth stocks and buying great companies at fair prices. Superb at networking, he used a vast array of sources to gather information. He suggests looking for companies with high profit margins, high return on capital, commitment to research, and a superior sales organization.

5. George Soros
Investment style: Short term speculation
Best investment: Shorting the British Pound, 1992
Specializing in bonds and currencies, Soros turns broad economic trends into highly leveraged plays. He instructs investors to focus not on the amount of winners and losers but on the amount of money made or lost respectively. His Quantum fund has posted some of the all-time biggest profits, including a $2 billion dollar gain by shorting the British Pound and nearly breaking the Bank of England.

6. Benjamin Graham
Investment style: Value
Best investment: Teacher and mentor to Warren Buffet
A pioneer in value investing, Benjamin Graham initiated the use of fundamental analysis and value investing principles used by fund managers today. Graham recommends buying stocks trading below their historical P/E ratio and below their book value. Because they pose less risk, Graham prefers large companies with strong sales.

7. David Dreman
Investment Style: Contrarian
Best investment: Health care
After losing 75% of his net worth by following the crowd, Dreman became fascinated with the role psychology plays in investing, a role he considers the most important yet least understood. His portfolio includes a high percentage of financial and health care stocks. Dreman advises exercising strict discipline, and buying battered stocks with low P/E ratios and higher than average yields.

8. John Neff
Investment Style: Value
Best Investment: Ford Motor Company, 1984
While managing the Vanguard Windsor fund, Neff implemented a simple investment strategy focusing on companies with low P/E ratios and solid dividends. He avoided companies with exposure to cyclical downturns, preferring solid companies in growing fields with a strong fundamental case for investment. Neff instructs investors to sell when investment fundamentals deteriorate or the price meets expectations.

9. T. Rowe Price
Investment style: Value and steady growth
Best Investment: Merck, 1940
Known for the funds that bear his name, Price established himself as one of the world’s foremost fund managers. Originally a cyclical growth investor, Price switched to a more value driven strategy, investing heavily in commodities and energy. He instructs investors to concentrate on industry leaders with outstanding management, strong research and development, protection from government regulation, and low labor costs.

10. Ralph Wanger
Investment Style: Medium to long-term small growth
Best Investment: International Game Technology, 1988
Wanger’s Acorn Fund has been one of the top-performing growth funds since 1970. He recommends looking for companies with growing markets for their products, good design, outstanding management, high profit margins, and skilled marketing. According to Wanger, spotting trends lasting at least five years and selling reluctantly provide the greatest return.

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The greatest investors leave clues. When investing, investigate the clues left by the all time greatest investors.

1. Warren Buffet
Investment style: Long-term growth
Best investment: Coca Cola, 1988
Buffet began investing in 1954 with just $100. Now worth over $20 billion, Buffet invests largely in media, insurance, and consumer companies. Buffet recommends thinking like a prospective owner and sticking to businesses you understand. According to Buffet, great businesses possess simplicity, predictability, high returns, and strong cash generation.
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2. Sir John Templeton
Investment style: Global contrarian
Best investment: Japan, 1962
Templeton’s career began shortly before World War II when he borrowed $10,000 and turned it into $40,000 in four years. Famous for his Templeton Growth Fund, he built his fortune spotting opportunities internationally before others did. Templeton advises investing for real returns, keeping an open mind, and going against the crowd.

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3. Peter Lynch
Investment style: Growth and recovery
Best investment: King World Productions.
Lynch solidified his reputation as one of the world’s best fund managers while managing the Fidelity Magellan fund. He counsels investors to remain independent and open to new investment ideas, often spotted through observation and experience. Before stock investing, Lynch recommends stock investment investing research: categorizing ideas, summarizing the story behind the stock, and checking key numbers.

4. Philip Fisher
Investment style: Long-term buy and hold
Best investment: Motorola, 1955
Fisher started his own financial business in 1931 and managed it for the next 68 years. He specialized in technology growth stocks and buying great companies at fair prices. Superb at networking, he used a vast array of sources to gather information. He suggests looking for companies with high profit margins, high return on capital, commitment to research, and a superior sales organization.

5. George Soros
Investment style: Short term speculation
Best investment: Shorting the British Pound, 1992
Specializing in bonds and currencies, Soros turns broad economic trends into highly leveraged plays. He instructs investors to focus not on the amount of winners and losers but on the amount of money made or lost respectively. His Quantum fund has posted some of the all-time biggest profits, including a $2 billion dollar gain by shorting the British Pound and nearly breaking the Bank of England.

6. Benjamin Graham
Investment style: Value
Best investment: Teacher and mentor to Warren Buffet
A pioneer in value investing, Benjamin Graham initiated the use of fundamental analysis and value investing principles used by fund managers today. Graham recommends buying stocks trading below their historical P/E ratio and below their book value. Because they pose less risk, Graham prefers large companies with strong sales.

7. David Dreman
Investment Style: Contrarian
Best investment: Health care
After losing 75% of his net worth by following the crowd, Dreman became fascinated with the role psychology plays in investing, a role he considers the most important yet least understood. His portfolio includes a high percentage of financial and health care stocks. Dreman advises exercising strict discipline, and buying battered stocks with low P/E ratios and higher than average yields.

8. John Neff
Investment Style: Value
Best Investment: Ford Motor Company, 1984
While managing the Vanguard Windsor fund, Neff implemented a simple investment strategy focusing on companies with low P/E ratios and solid dividends. He avoided companies with exposure to cyclical downturns, preferring solid companies in growing fields with a strong fundamental case for investment. Neff instructs investors to sell when investment fundamentals deteriorate or the price meets expectations.

9. T. Rowe Price
Investment style: Value and steady growth
Best Investment: Merck, 1940
Known for the funds that bear his name, Price established himself as one of the world’s foremost fund managers. Originally a cyclical growth investor, Price switched to a more value driven strategy, investing heavily in commodities and energy. He instructs investors to concentrate on industry leaders with outstanding management, strong research and development, protection from government regulation, and low labor costs.

10. Ralph Wanger
Investment Style: Medium to long-term small growth
Best Investment: International Game Technology, 1988
Wanger’s Acorn Fund has been one of the top-performing growth funds since 1970. He recommends looking for companies with growing markets for their products, good design, outstanding management, high profit margins, and skilled marketing. According to Wanger, spotting trends lasting at least five years and selling reluctantly provide the greatest return.

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great

Nice share. Thanks

Hi stockwatch

Thanks for sharing this....

Good post. Thanks 4 sharing

Good post...Thanks...Seems long term holding is working.

Don't worry i will try to be in the list in the future, but i don't know how to do it in CSE

why dont you follow it up with top ten sri lankan investors.

uditha9 wrote:why dont you follow it up with top ten sri lankan investors.

Why ten, here goes top twenty list in Sri Lanka...

The 20 Billionaires Of Sri Lanka’s Stock Market

By Faraz Shauketaly


Dammika Perera , Jayantha Darmadasa , Sohli Captain AND Ajith Devasurendra
A group of 20 investors, led by businessman Dhammika Perera, drive the Colombo Stock Exchange’s top 40 quoted companies and have holdings collectively worth Rs. 122 Billion.

The group of 20 investors, led by the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and former Chairman of the Board of Investment, Dhammika Perera, have been identified as driving and riding the fortunes of the Colombo Stock Exchange. The Exchange’s top quoted companies have produced phenomenal results with rising stock prices after the war and the group now have capital gains collectively worth over Rs 122 Billion.
Our examination of the data from the Colombo Stock Exchange revealed that businessman Dhammika Perera easily led the way with the value of shares owned by him at over Rs. 36 Billion. Second to Perera is Sohli Captain whose investment in John Keels Holdings alone is valued at around Rs. 30 Billion.

The top 20 Billionaires also have huge wealth in terms of ownership of property here and abroad as well as investments in privately owned companies in Sri Lanka and abroad.

The list does not include hundreds of others who have their wealth in privately owned companies and in fixed assets. Some well known mega rich are not on the list as their wealth is either privately held or because their share ownership is through front or related companies are Harry Jayawardene and his warehouseman from Stassens, Ronald Perera spring to mind. Others include Sumal Perera, the two Selvanathan brothers Hari and Mano and Thirikumar Nadesan to just name a few. Dhammika Perera has had a meteoric rise within this country’s financial establishment. His investments are in some of the top listed blue chip companies:
Hayleys, Connaisance Hotels, LB Finance, Pan Asia Bank, Sampath Bank, Amaya Leisure, Fortress Hotels, Vallibel Power, Vallibel Finance, Royal Ceramic and Vallibel One.

When we contacted Mr. Perera to ask if he agreed with our estimate Mr. Perera laughed it off saying he would call us later.

For our calculation we took into consideration shareholdings made in companies listed on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange, held in the investor’s own name, valued as of 30th September 2010 based on the last traded price. All values relate to Capital gains whether realised or not.

We used as a benchmark a minimum entry level requirement of Rs. 1 Billion or approximately US$ 10 Million.

Number two on the list Sohli Captain, is the largest Sri Lankan share holder in John Keells and Ceylon Industrial Chemicals. His daughter Liza Captain who is at number 10 on the list has her shareholding valued at close to 2.5 billion rupees. Muzaffar Ali Yasin who is a major garment exporter is number three on the list with his wife Lorraine at number six.

The total value of their shares is a mammoth 11 billion. At number four is the owner of Indra traders – Ishara Silva - who started as reconditioned car importers. Ishara Silva has a diversified portfolio with capital gains recorded at Rs 7.2 Billion, principally invested in the banking sector with holdings in NDB, HNB, Sampath Bank, Nations Trust Bank and Commercial Bank. At number five is RM Nanayakkara owner of Green Lanka, a shipping company.

There are three Pages, on the list. They own among many others, Millers and Cargills, Food City chain of super markets, Cinemas, and shopping Malls. Three of the family members are worth a huge nine billion rupees. The declared share holdings of the three come close to 10 billion rupees. Jayantha Dharmadasa the Deputy Chairman of Nawaloka Group and the eldest son of Nawaloka Mudalali is valued at 3.7 billion while the value of the declared shareholding of the Chairman of Brandix and former Chairman of John Keells – Ken Balendra – is valued at close to Rs 2.5 billion.

London based Dr. Sena Yaddehige who controls Richard Peiris is at number 13. Number 13 cannot be an unlucky number for him – with his declared shares valued at nearly two billion rupees.

Following Yaddehige is G.C. Wickremesinghe formerly of Aitken Spence who is also valued at close to two billion. He is followed by Ishara Nanayakkara of the Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) at 1.7 billion.

Mrs. T. A. Selvaratnam represents “old money” and her shareholding at Ceylon Theatres records a capital gains figure of Rs 2.3 Billion.

The founder of Royal Ceramics who sold his majority holding to Dhammika Perera, A. M. Weerasinghe has capital gains of Rs 1.5 Billion – and continues as Chairman of Royal Ceramics.

Ajith Devasurendra – known as the “King of Bonds” – has diversified holdings including Browns and Asian Hotels showing capital gains of Rs 1.03 Billion and is listed at number 20.

THE TOP 20 RICH LIST

1. Mr KDD Perera 36,892,919,197
2. Mr S E Captain 30,397,447,305
3. Mr Muzaffar Ali Yaseen 7,364,172,125
4. Mr YSHIK Silva 7,275,380,383
5. Mr RM Nanayakkara 4,197,805,870
6. Mrs Lorraine EM Yaseen 4,018,908,000
7. Mr A Page 3,972,111,444
8. Mr HKJ Dharmadasa 3,790,563,260
9. Mr VR Page 3,416,297,561
10. Ms L A Captain 2,465,677,826
11. Mr K Balendra 2,451,630,582
12. Mrs TA Selvaratnam 2,340,725,010
13. Dr Sena Yaddehige 1,941,566,790
14. Mr GC Wickremesinghe 1,902,063,149
15. Mr JC Page 1,828,986,401
16. Ms MM Page 1,740,422,298
17. Mr IC Nanayakkara 1,714,508,688
18. Mr AM Weerasinghe 1,575,421,959
19. Mrs KU Amerasinghe 1,500,866,000
20. Mr A Devasurendra 1,038,519,980

Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/23/the-20-billionaires-of-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-stock-market/

StocksWatch wrote:

uditha9 wrote:why dont you follow it up with top ten sri lankan investors.

Why ten, here goes top twenty list in Sri Lanka...

The 20 Billionaires Of Sri Lanka’s Stock Market

By Faraz Shauketaly


Dammika Perera , Jayantha Darmadasa , Sohli Captain AND Ajith Devasurendra
A group of 20 investors, led by businessman Dhammika Perera, drive the Colombo Stock Exchange’s top 40 quoted companies and have holdings collectively worth Rs. 122 Billion.

The group of 20 investors, led by the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and former Chairman of the Board of Investment, Dhammika Perera, have been identified as driving and riding the fortunes of the Colombo Stock Exchange. The Exchange’s top quoted companies have produced phenomenal results with rising stock prices after the war and the group now have capital gains collectively worth over Rs 122 Billion.
Our examination of the data from the Colombo Stock Exchange revealed that businessman Dhammika Perera easily led the way with the value of shares owned by him at over Rs. 36 Billion. Second to Perera is Sohli Captain whose investment in John Keels Holdings alone is valued at around Rs. 30 Billion.

The top 20 Billionaires also have huge wealth in terms of ownership of property here and abroad as well as investments in privately owned companies in Sri Lanka and abroad.

The list does not include hundreds of others who have their wealth in privately owned companies and in fixed assets. Some well known mega rich are not on the list as their wealth is either privately held or because their share ownership is through front or related companies are Harry Jayawardene and his warehouseman from Stassens, Ronald Perera spring to mind. Others include Sumal Perera, the two Selvanathan brothers Hari and Mano and Thirikumar Nadesan to just name a few. Dhammika Perera has had a meteoric rise within this country’s financial establishment. His investments are in some of the top listed blue chip companies:
Hayleys, Connaisance Hotels, LB Finance, Pan Asia Bank, Sampath Bank, Amaya Leisure, Fortress Hotels, Vallibel Power, Vallibel Finance, Royal Ceramic and Vallibel One.

When we contacted Mr. Perera to ask if he agreed with our estimate Mr. Perera laughed it off saying he would call us later.

For our calculation we took into consideration shareholdings made in companies listed on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange, held in the investor’s own name, valued as of 30th September 2010 based on the last traded price. All values relate to Capital gains whether realised or not.

We used as a benchmark a minimum entry level requirement of Rs. 1 Billion or approximately US$ 10 Million.

Number two on the list Sohli Captain, is the largest Sri Lankan share holder in John Keells and Ceylon Industrial Chemicals. His daughter Liza Captain who is at number 10 on the list has her shareholding valued at close to 2.5 billion rupees. Muzaffar Ali Yasin who is a major garment exporter is number three on the list with his wife Lorraine at number six.

The total value of their shares is a mammoth 11 billion. At number four is the owner of Indra traders – Ishara Silva - who started as reconditioned car importers. Ishara Silva has a diversified portfolio with capital gains recorded at Rs 7.2 Billion, principally invested in the banking sector with holdings in NDB, HNB, Sampath Bank, Nations Trust Bank and Commercial Bank. At number five is RM Nanayakkara owner of Green Lanka, a shipping company.

There are three Pages, on the list. They own among many others, Millers and Cargills, Food City chain of super markets, Cinemas, and shopping Malls. Three of the family members are worth a huge nine billion rupees. The declared share holdings of the three come close to 10 billion rupees. Jayantha Dharmadasa the Deputy Chairman of Nawaloka Group and the eldest son of Nawaloka Mudalali is valued at 3.7 billion while the value of the declared shareholding of the Chairman of Brandix and former Chairman of John Keells – Ken Balendra – is valued at close to Rs 2.5 billion.

London based Dr. Sena Yaddehige who controls Richard Peiris is at number 13. Number 13 cannot be an unlucky number for him – with his declared shares valued at nearly two billion rupees.

Following Yaddehige is G.C. Wickremesinghe formerly of Aitken Spence who is also valued at close to two billion. He is followed by Ishara Nanayakkara of the Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) at 1.7 billion.

Mrs. T. A. Selvaratnam represents “old money” and her shareholding at Ceylon Theatres records a capital gains figure of Rs 2.3 Billion.

The founder of Royal Ceramics who sold his majority holding to Dhammika Perera, A. M. Weerasinghe has capital gains of Rs 1.5 Billion – and continues as Chairman of Royal Ceramics.

Ajith Devasurendra – known as the “King of Bonds” – has diversified holdings including Browns and Asian Hotels showing capital gains of Rs 1.03 Billion and is listed at number 20.

THE TOP 20 RICH LIST

1. Mr KDD Perera 36,892,919,197
2. Mr S E Captain 30,397,447,305
3. Mr Muzaffar Ali Yaseen 7,364,172,125
4. Mr YSHIK Silva 7,275,380,383
5. Mr RM Nanayakkara 4,197,805,870
6. Mrs Lorraine EM Yaseen 4,018,908,000
7. Mr A Page 3,972,111,444
8. Mr HKJ Dharmadasa 3,790,563,260
9. Mr VR Page 3,416,297,561
10. Ms L A Captain 2,465,677,826
11. Mr K Balendra 2,451,630,582
12. Mrs TA Selvaratnam 2,340,725,010
13. Dr Sena Yaddehige 1,941,566,790
14. Mr GC Wickremesinghe 1,902,063,149
15. Mr JC Page 1,828,986,401
16. Ms MM Page 1,740,422,298
17. Mr IC Nanayakkara 1,714,508,688
18. Mr AM Weerasinghe 1,575,421,959
19. Mrs KU Amerasinghe 1,500,866,000
20. Mr A Devasurendra 1,038,519,980

Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/23/the-20-billionaires-of-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-stock-market/

thanks. yes they are the top 20 investors. but mr nimal prerera is the number one speculator trader i think

Thanks guys,very useful one.

A very good read...Thanks StocksWatch

wonderful work Stockswatch we indeed need your service all the time

StocksWatch wrote:

uditha9 wrote:why dont you follow it up with top ten sri lankan investors.

Why ten, here goes top twenty list in Sri Lanka...

The 20 Billionaires Of Sri Lanka’s Stock Market

By Faraz Shauketaly


Dammika Perera , Jayantha Darmadasa , Sohli Captain AND Ajith Devasurendra
A group of 20 investors, led by businessman Dhammika Perera, drive the Colombo Stock Exchange’s top 40 quoted companies and have holdings collectively worth Rs. 122 Billion.

The group of 20 investors, led by the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and former Chairman of the Board of Investment, Dhammika Perera, have been identified as driving and riding the fortunes of the Colombo Stock Exchange. The Exchange’s top quoted companies have produced phenomenal results with rising stock prices after the war and the group now have capital gains collectively worth over Rs 122 Billion.
Our examination of the data from the Colombo Stock Exchange revealed that businessman Dhammika Perera easily led the way with the value of shares owned by him at over Rs. 36 Billion. Second to Perera is Sohli Captain whose investment in John Keels Holdings alone is valued at around Rs. 30 Billion.

The top 20 Billionaires also have huge wealth in terms of ownership of property here and abroad as well as investments in privately owned companies in Sri Lanka and abroad.

The list does not include hundreds of others who have their wealth in privately owned companies and in fixed assets. Some well known mega rich are not on the list as their wealth is either privately held or because their share ownership is through front or related companies are Harry Jayawardene and his warehouseman from Stassens, Ronald Perera spring to mind. Others include Sumal Perera, the two Selvanathan brothers Hari and Mano and Thirikumar Nadesan to just name a few. Dhammika Perera has had a meteoric rise within this country’s financial establishment. His investments are in some of the top listed blue chip companies:
Hayleys, Connaisance Hotels, LB Finance, Pan Asia Bank, Sampath Bank, Amaya Leisure, Fortress Hotels, Vallibel Power, Vallibel Finance, Royal Ceramic and Vallibel One.

When we contacted Mr. Perera to ask if he agreed with our estimate Mr. Perera laughed it off saying he would call us later.

For our calculation we took into consideration shareholdings made in companies listed on the main board of the Colombo Stock Exchange, held in the investor’s own name, valued as of 30th September 2010 based on the last traded price. All values relate to Capital gains whether realised or not.

We used as a benchmark a minimum entry level requirement of Rs. 1 Billion or approximately US$ 10 Million.

Number two on the list Sohli Captain, is the largest Sri Lankan share holder in John Keells and Ceylon Industrial Chemicals. His daughter Liza Captain who is at number 10 on the list has her shareholding valued at close to 2.5 billion rupees. Muzaffar Ali Yasin who is a major garment exporter is number three on the list with his wife Lorraine at number six.

The total value of their shares is a mammoth 11 billion. At number four is the owner of Indra traders – Ishara Silva - who started as reconditioned car importers. Ishara Silva has a diversified portfolio with capital gains recorded at Rs 7.2 Billion, principally invested in the banking sector with holdings in NDB, HNB, Sampath Bank, Nations Trust Bank and Commercial Bank. At number five is RM Nanayakkara owner of Green Lanka, a shipping company.

There are three Pages, on the list. They own among many others, Millers and Cargills, Food City chain of super markets, Cinemas, and shopping Malls. Three of the family members are worth a huge nine billion rupees. The declared share holdings of the three come close to 10 billion rupees. Jayantha Dharmadasa the Deputy Chairman of Nawaloka Group and the eldest son of Nawaloka Mudalali is valued at 3.7 billion while the value of the declared shareholding of the Chairman of Brandix and former Chairman of John Keells – Ken Balendra – is valued at close to Rs 2.5 billion.

London based Dr. Sena Yaddehige who controls Richard Peiris is at number 13. Number 13 cannot be an unlucky number for him – with his declared shares valued at nearly two billion rupees.

Following Yaddehige is G.C. Wickremesinghe formerly of Aitken Spence who is also valued at close to two billion. He is followed by Ishara Nanayakkara of the Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) at 1.7 billion.

Mrs. T. A. Selvaratnam represents “old money” and her shareholding at Ceylon Theatres records a capital gains figure of Rs 2.3 Billion.

The founder of Royal Ceramics who sold his majority holding to Dhammika Perera, A. M. Weerasinghe has capital gains of Rs 1.5 Billion – and continues as Chairman of Royal Ceramics.

Ajith Devasurendra – known as the “King of Bonds” – has diversified holdings including Browns and Asian Hotels showing capital gains of Rs 1.03 Billion and is listed at number 20.

THE TOP 20 RICH LIST

1. Mr KDD Perera 36,892,919,197
2. Mr S E Captain 30,397,447,305
3. Mr Muzaffar Ali Yaseen 7,364,172,125
4. Mr YSHIK Silva 7,275,380,383
5. Mr RM Nanayakkara 4,197,805,870
6. Mrs Lorraine EM Yaseen 4,018,908,000
7. Mr A Page 3,972,111,444
8. Mr HKJ Dharmadasa 3,790,563,260
9. Mr VR Page 3,416,297,561
10. Ms L A Captain 2,465,677,826
11. Mr K Balendra 2,451,630,582
12. Mrs TA Selvaratnam 2,340,725,010
13. Dr Sena Yaddehige 1,941,566,790
14. Mr GC Wickremesinghe 1,902,063,149
15. Mr JC Page 1,828,986,401
16. Ms MM Page 1,740,422,298
17. Mr IC Nanayakkara 1,714,508,688
18. Mr AM Weerasinghe 1,575,421,959
19. Mrs KU Amerasinghe 1,500,866,000
20. Mr A Devasurendra 1,038,519,980

Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/23/the-20-billionaires-of-sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-stock-market/

thanks god , at least there is a one Dr. what a shame....
what happen to other Dr....s

this is excellent. wish that they use their money to help the less privilege poor of sri lanka. afterall there is only one life to live with all this money!!! ha ha, just a thought...