Ravi Pillai

$3.82B

$1.2M

as of 05/20/25

About Ravi Pillai

Indian-born farmer's son, Ravi Pillai migrated to Saudi Arabia after his small construction business in his native Kerala state went bust.

With help from a well-connected local partner, he started over in 1978 and built his RP Group into a construction heavyweight.

The construction magnate has used his Gulf riches to invest back home, picking up stakes in banks, hotels and real estate.

Personal stats

Citizenship

India

Source of wealth

Construction

Residence

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/02/53 (age 71)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Ravi Pillai’s fortune is worth

64K

troy ounces of gold

59K

median U.S. household

38K

median U.S. income

0.076%

U.S. credit card volume

0.015%

GDP of the United States

0.011%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

RP Group is among the biggest employers of Indians in the Middle East.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

BSE INDIA | 532180-IN

Dhanlaxmi Bank