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  • The Krishnan family consists of the heirs of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, a former oil trader, who built a multi-billion dollar empire from scratch. He died in November 2024 at age 86.
  • Key assets include stakes in telecom outfit Maxis, media firm Astro Malaysia Holdings and oilfield services-provider Bumi Armada.
  • The late patriarch also owned the Kia Ora Stud farm in New South Wales, which merged with Vinery Stud in 2023 to become one of the largest thoroughbred operations in Australia.
  • Krishnan's only son is a Buddhist monk in Thailand.
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