4. Issad Rebrab
Issad Rehab, worth $3.5 billion, is an Algerian national who founded Algeria’s largest privately held conglomerate, Cevital. Rehab owns a sugar refinery and has diversified interests in electronics, steel, vegetable oil, and margarine. His group employs about 12,000 employees and was the first person in Algeria to become a billionaire. Rehab is happily married with five children — all of whom contribute to the success of his business.