Monday, October 22, 2012

Hyderabad Last Nizam Named All time Richest Indian

Osman Ali Khan the last Nizam of Hyderabad on 16 October 2012 was named in list of the 25 richest people across the world who ever lived by US website Celebrity Networth.

Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam, who ruled Hyderabad between 1886-1967, was ranked sixth in world and the richest in India with $236 billion. He died in 1967 at age of 80.

The list declared by US website Celebrity Networth was compiled after adjusting the fortunes of people across history for inflation. For example, $100 million in 1913 is equivalent to $2299.63 billion in 2012.

As per the report, The 25 richest who ever lived had a combined fortune of $4.317 trillion, of which 14 are American.

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