Aug 20, 2023, 03:49 PM IST
Naval Ratan Tata is a Ex chairman of Tata Sons as well as an industrialist and philanthropist from India. From 1990 to 2012, he served as the Tata Group's chairman.
Ratan Tata's net worth is estimated at Rs 3800 crore by the IIFL fortune Hurun India Rich List 2022, with Tata Sons holding the majority of his wealth.
Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of Serum Institute of India and the son of a horse breeder, turned the organisation into the top vaccine producer in the world (measured in doses) in 1966. Serum manufactures over 1.5 billion doses of various vaccines each year, including those for the flu, polio, and measles.
His son Adar, CEO of Serum and a graduate of the United Kingdom, raised $800 million to construct a new factory to produce Covid-19 vaccines. Poonawalla has a staggering $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2.6 lakh crore) in net worth.
The 157-year-old engineering and construction juggernaut Shapoorji Pallonji Group is under Shapoor Mistry's command. He splits his wealth with the family of his deceased younger brother Cyrus Mistry. The networth of Mistry is $14.2 billion or Rs 1.1 lakh crore, reported by Forbes.
Chairman of the Wadia Group, a company whose history in shipbuilding dates back to 1736, is Nusli Wadia. Britannia Industries, Bombay Dyeing, a provider of home textiles, and Go First (previously GoAir), a low-cost airline, are all part of the group.
The Indian media frequently refers to Wadia as a corporate samurai due to his involvement with several legal battles. As per Forbes, Nusli's estimated networth is $4 billion, or Rs 33,000 crore.
Head of the Godrej family and chairman of the Godrej Group, Adi Burjorji Godrej is a billionaire businessman and industrialist. Ardeshir Godrej, a lawyer who quit his job to start a lock business in 1897, founded the organisation. Adi Godrej's networth is $2.9 billion or Rs 24,000 crore.
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