In second place is steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal who is worth $30 billion, up 46 percent from a year earlier, Forbes said. He is the CEO and founder of Mittal Industries and has been the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal since the merge. He also serves as a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs, EADS and ICICI Bank and is the chairman of the World Steel Association. As of 2009, Mittal is the 8th richest person in the world. He is also the richest person in the United Kingdom with personal wealth of $19.3 billion. __