Leandro Leviste

Imagine a super-smart kid who loved building things! That's a bit like Leandro Leviste. He was born in the Philippines on March 18, 1993. He's not just any businessman; he's known for being the youngest person in the Philippines to become a billionaire all by himself! He's also become a leader, helping people in a special part of the Philippines called Batangas.

Leandro had a brilliant idea: what if we could use the sun's energy to make electricity? In 2013, when he was only 20 years old, he started a company called Solar Philippines. It was like building with giant LEGOs, but instead of plastic bricks, he used solar panels that soak up sunshine!

This company grew super fast, and he even made it even bigger by creating another company called SP New Energy Corporation.

Leandro Leviste did something amazing. He became the youngest boss ever of a company on the Philippine Stock Exchange! That's like being the captain of a huge ship filled with money and ideas. He was so good at his job that a big company called Meralco bought a lot of his company for a giant amount of money – 34 billion pesos! That's enough money to buy a LOT of ice cream!

After all his success with solar power, Leandro decided to help people in a different way. He ran to be a leader in Batangas, a place where he has family connections. And guess what? He won by a landslide! More people voted for him than for anyone else ever in Batangas's history. He's now a Congressman, which means he helps make important decisions for the people there.