Have you ever wondered who are the top 10 richest people in Seychelles? In article, we outlines the top richest people in Seychelles in 2022. These people are leading businessmen whose careers we describe here have had to make the best of these constraints.
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Here are the Top 10 Richest People in Seychelles
10. Jérémie Bonnelame
Jérémie Émile Patrick Bonnelame is a Seychellois political figure and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission from 1993 to 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2005, and was the Permanent Representative of the Seychelles to the United Nations from 2005 to 2007. Since 2007 he has been the Chairman of the Constitutional Appointment Authority (CAA).
9. Philippe Boullé
Philippe Boullé is a Seychellois lawyer and politician. In the country’s first multiparty presidential election, held in July 1993, he was the candidate of a three-party coalition known as the ‘United Opposition’. He won 3.78% of the vote, finishing a distant third behind the incumbent President France-Albert René (59.50%) and James Mancham (36.72%).
Boullé ran again in the 31 August – 2 September 2001 presidential election, this time as an independent, and finished last out of three candidates, winning 0.86% of the vote.
He ran again as an independent candidate in the 28 – 30 July 2006 presidential election and received just 0.56% of the total vote behind winner James Michel and runner-up Wavel Ramkalawan.
He is also a prominent figure in the Seychelles offshore sector. He owns an offshore firm in the Seychelles, as well as in many other jurisdictions around the world.
8. Wavel Ramkalawan
Wavel Ramkalawan is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who has been serving as the president of Seychelles since 26 October 2020. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1998 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. On 25 October 2020, Ramkalawan won the presidential election, the country’s first such victory for an opposition candidate since independence, marking its first successful peaceful transition of power.
He is paid a monthly salary of about USD 3000.
7. James Alix Michel
James Alix Michel, GCSK (born August 16, 1944) is a Seychellois politician and the former President of Seychelles from year 2004 to 2016. He previously served as Vice-President under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004.
Michel was initially a teacher, but later he became involved in the archipelago’s booming tourism industry and joined René’s political party before independence in 1976.
6. Vincent Meriton
Vincent Emmanuel Angelin Meriton is a Seychellois politician who served as the Vice President of Seychelles from 2016 until 2020. He succeeded Danny Faure, and Party president of the People’s Party. He once served as Seychelles’ Minister for Community Development, Social Affairs and Sports.
5. Joe Albert
Joe Albert, who has interests in construction materials and tourism, is doubtless the most heavyweight native entrepreneur in the archipelago. The Seychellois tycoon Joseph Albert, made his fortune via the firm United Concrete Products Seychelles (UCPS) .
4.Mr Guillaume Albert
Mr Guillaume Albert is the General Manager in Creole Travel Services
3.Glenny Savy
Glenny Savy is the CEO Islands Development Company (IDC) and given his family links with former president France-Albert René, is closest to the Seychellois administration.
2.Marco Francis
Marco Francis, who built a successful business in the offshore sector before becoming head of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) in 2013, belongs to a new generation of entrepreneurs who have emerged along with multi-party politics and relaxation of the State’s grip on the economy.
1.Danny Faure (2022 Top Richest People in Seychelles)
Danny Faure is a Seychellois politician who has been President of Seychelles since 16 October 2016. Previously, he served as Vice President of Seychelles from 2010 to 2016. Faure is a member of the People’s Party (PP)