What is Tahir's Net Worth?
Tahir is Indonesian billionaire who has a net worth of $1.8 billion. Tahir, born to a father who had a business making pedicabs and a mother who owned a fabric shop, had no other choice but to quit medical school in Taiwan due to his father's ill health. He continued his education studying business in Singapore, and then he returned to Indonesia, where he started Bank Mayapada, one of nation's largest privately held banks nowadays. The majority of his wealth comes from his bank and his real estate holdings. Furthermore, he is the owner of several buildings in Jakarta, hotels in Bali and Batam, and a tower in Singapore.
He also co-invested in the licensee that publishes Forbes Indonesia. Apart from making money, he has also made many donations to numerous universities in China, Indonesia, the U.S. and Singapore, where he is a permanent resident. While his wife Rosy, a daughter of Indonesian tycoon, Mochtar Riady, has recently opened a vintage shop in Jakarta collecting money for schooling of Indonesian underprivileged children. Tahir and Rosy have four children together.
