Public-listed AirAsia now flies to 88 destinations in 22 countries and Fernandes was estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth over 2 billion ringgit, making him Malaysia’s 28th-richest person - a far cry from when he mortgaged his house 13 years ago to fund his AirAsia revamp.
His holdings today include two-thirds of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers, where he has been a colourful chairman, accusing football agents of duping him.]