Tony Fernandes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tony Fernandes

Malaysian businessman

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1964

Place of Birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Anthony Francis Fernandes (born 30 April 1964) is a Malaysian entrepreneur.
He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn.
Bhd., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now everyone can fly".
Fernandes managed to turn AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company.
He has since founded the Tune Group of companies.
He is also the majority shareholder of Queens Park Rangers Football Club. He was also instrumental in lobbying the then-Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr.
Mahathir Mohamad in mid-2003, to propose the idea of open skies agreements with neighbouring Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore.
As a result, these nations have granted landing rights to AirAsia and other discount carriers. As of February 2014, Forbes Asia valued Fernandes' net worth at $650 million, ranking him at number 28 on the Forbes list of Malaysia's Richest.