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22. Paul Touradji

CEO, Touradji Capital

Age: 38

Marital status: Married

Highest Education: Bachelor's degree

The Iranian-born Touradji's $2.7 billion assets under management make his commodity-based hedge fund the biggest in the U.S.

He is said to have a hot temper (former employees have sued over back pay and abusive behavior, claims he denies), but his trading is unusually disciplined in a volatile market.

Since starting his fund in 2005 he's never had a down year, including 2008, when he returned 13%. So far he's up 5.7% in 2009.

Mentor: Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Touradji wanted to work in the oil industry, but the hedge fund icon put him in commodities -- and he was hooked.

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Last updated March 26 2010: 10:26 AM ET

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Note: To be eligible for Fortune's 40 under 40, candidates had to be 39 or younger on Nov. 1, 2009.
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