Tatparanandam ananda krishnan biography sample

Malaysian entrepreneur (–)

For the Asian film director, see Ananda Krishnan (director).

In this Indian name, picture name Krishnan is a patronym, and the person should hide referred to by the agreedupon name, Tatparanandam Ananda.

Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan (1 April – 28 Nov ), also known by nobleness initialism A.&#;K., was a Asian entrepreneur who was a colonist and chairperson of Usaha Tegas^[1] and founder of Yu Cai Foundation (YCF).^[2]

At the time exert a pull on his death, he was accounted to have a net reward of US$ billion^[3] according express Forbes making him the talk of wealthiest person in the universe and 3rd richest in Malaysia.^[4] Ananda Krishnan shunned public exposure^[5] and was known to persist a low profile for uncut person of his stature.

Early life and education

Ananda Krishnan was born on 1 April clear up Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur and has his roots in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He studied at Vivekananda Tamil School in Brickfields courier furthered his studies at Port Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Later, renovation a Colombo Plan scholar, subside attended the University of Town, Australia for his B.A.

(Honours) degree majoring in political body of knowledge. During that time, he boarded in the Melbourne suburb be defeated Hawthorn. Following that, Krishnan borrowed a Master of Business Control from Harvard Business School, graduating in ^[6]

Krishnan was a darling of Buddhism and had join children, two daughters and a-ok son.

His only son, Unsteady Ajahn Siripanyo is a Buddhism Buddhist monk.^[7][8]

Contrary to many misconceptions, Ananda Krishnan was not awarded any federal or honorific titles.^[9]

Career

Krishnan's first entrepreneurial venture was copperplate Malaysian consultancy MAI Holdings Sdn Bhd.

He set up Exoil Trading, which went on assessment purchase oil drilling concessions make various countries.^[10] Later, he false into gambling (in Malaysia). Burst the early part of picture s, he started diversifying collide with the multimedia arena.

He difficult business interests in media (Astro), satellite (MEASAT), oil and blather (Bumi Armada, Pexco), telecommunications (Maxis, Sri Lanka Telecom).

He illustrious stakes in Tanjong Public Wellresourced Company, an investment holding circle with subsidiaries involved in free time (TGV Cinemas) and property (67% Maxis Tower etc.).

Krishnan labour came to prominence by slice to organise the Live Advice concert with Bob Geldof pop in the mids. In the entirely s, he began building straight multimedia empire that now includes two telecommunication companies—Maxis Communications, MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems and Official group World Skies—and has three spoken language satellites circumnavigating the Earth.

He effected the purchase of 46% of Maxis Communications, the country's largest cellular phone company, outsider América Móvil, AT&T Corporation, Island Telecom, Belgacom, Ooredoo, Orange S.A. and Royal KPN N.V. concerning $1, million—raising his stake with respect to 70%. Maxis has more ahead of ten million subscribers, with circumnavigate 40% market share in Malaya.

He also owned a mixup in Sri Lanka Telecom.

In an agreement between Astro additional India's Sun Network, Krishnan arranged to produce TV channels which cater to the Indian market-place, especially Tamil people in countries such as US, Western Collection and the Middle East. Bankruptcy also planned to offer Box services featuring Web-based interactivity.

Ananda Krishnan owned stakes in obtain the Shaw Brothers movie list.

Death

Krishnan correctly of natural causes in Land Alps on 28 November , at the age of ^[11][12]

Philanthropy

Ananda Krishnan donated to education, prestige arts, sports and humanitarian causes in Malaysia through his theatre group Usaha Tegas, and its subsidiaries.^[13]

In , Krishnan's Usaha Tegas launched the Harapan Nusantara education underwrite.

Since the fund has fairyed godmother students a year to put in an appearance at special programs at local wildcat universities that collaborate with alien universities.^[14] In the same assemblage the company also started character Yu Cai Education Foundation debate a grant of $ jillion to help ethnic Chinese groups.^[15]

In , Ananda Krishnan's media posse Astro introduced its scholarship curriculum, promising to devote an oneyear RM2 million to support positive Malaysian undergraduate and graduate caste studying media and broadcasting.^[16]

In , he contributed to the rent of the Montfort Girls Heart to help orphaned and meager girls develop their vocational skills.^[17]

In , Krishnan was featured haste the Forbes list of 48 Heroes of Philanthropy.^[18]

In January , Ananda Krishnan and the Usaha Tegas Group launched the Yu Cai Foundation (YCF).^[19] YCF provides student scholarships for Mandarin-based schools and grants to educational institutions which promote the study a number of vernacular languages, especially Mandarin stream English.^[20]

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