Rich List 2006
BRITAIN IRELAND SCOTLAND YOUNG PEOPLE WOMEN
Harry Dobson
RESULTS 2006 Ranking Worth Industry
115 £550m Mining and football
Dobson, 58, the Scottish mining entrepreneur, is one of the investors behind proposals to build a £1.5 billion oil refinery in Newfoundland. He has other investments, including a stake in a company looking for oil near the Falkland Islands, and made a reported £30m profit when he sold his shares in Manchester United football club to Malcolm Glazer last year.With his homes thrown in, we value him at £550m.
RESULTS 2005 Ranking 96= Worth 2005: £500m