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Vietnam has three more US dollar billionaires in Forbes list

Vietnam now has eight US dollar billionaires, including Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao of Vietjet, Chairman Tran Dinh Long of Hoa Phat Group, Chairman Ho Hung Anh of Techcombank, Chairman of Masan Group Nguyen Dang Quang, Vice Chairwomen Pham Thu Huong and Pham Thuy Hang of Vingroup, and Ngo Chi Dung, Chairman of VPBank.

Pham Thu Huong, deputy chairwoman of Vingroup, has a net worth of 2.2 billion USD. (Photo: VIC)
Pham Thu Huong, deputy chairwoman of Vingroup, has a net worth of 2.2 billion USD. (Photo: VIC)

Hanoi (VNA) — Vietnam has added three new US dollar billionaires, bringing the country’s total to eight, according to the latest real-time billionaire ranking released by Forbes.

The new are Pham Thu Huong and Pham Thuy Hang, both Vice Chairwomen of conglomerate Vingroup, and Ngo Chi Dung, Chairman of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank).

Huong has an estimated net worth of 2.2 billion USD, according to Forbes’ update on February 2. Born in 1969, she is the wife of Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong and currently holds more than 341 million Vingroup shares (VIC), equivalent to about 4.4% of the group’s charter capital. She holds a master’s degree in international law from Ukraine.

Another Vingroup executive, Hang, also appeared on the list for the first time. She is Huong’s younger sister. Born in 1974, Hang owns around 228.3 million VIC shares, representing nearly 3% of Vingroup, with her net worth estimated at 1.5 billion USD. She graduated in Russian language studies from Hanoi University.

The third new billionaire, Dung, is Chairman of VPBank, with an estimated fortune of 1.1 billion USD. Born in 1968, he holds more than 328 million VPB shares, equivalent to 4.14% of the bank’s equity. He earned a doctorate in economics from the Russian Academy of Sciences after graduating from the Russian State Geological Prospecting University.

With the latest update, Vietnam now has eight US dollar billionaires. The five others are Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao of Vietjet, Chairman Tran Dinh Long of Hoa Phat Group, Chairman Ho Hung Anh of Techcombank, and Chairman of Masan Group Nguyen Dang Quang.

Vuong remains the country’s richest individual, with a net worth of 21.1 billion USD, although this figure has declined by more than 7 billion USD compared with the end of last year, Forbes data showed./.

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