Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani

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Gautam Adani Profile

  • Name:
  • Gautam Adani
  • Born:
  • June 24, 1962

Gautam Adani Biography

Gautam Adani was born on June 24, 1962 in Ahmadabad in the family of Shanta and Shantaben Adani. Gautam Adanis is chairman and founder of Adani Group and a business tycoon and his personal wealth is estimated to be $7.1 billion. He is married to Priti Adani who is a dentist by education and plays a major role in managing Adani Foundation. The Adanis have two sons Karan and Jeet Adani.

Gautam Adani born into a Gujarati Bania family in Ratanpol in Ahmedabad has seven siblings in all. His parents migrated from Tharad taluka in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Gautam did his schooling from Sheth C.N. Vidyalya School in Ahmadabad and went to Gujarat University for bachelor's degree in Commerce but did not complete it. Known as 'Gautambhai' he is a shrewd businessman and according to his close sources known for bold decisions.

Gautam did not join his father's business but moved to Mumbai at a tender age with almost nothing in his pockets, began working for Mahindra Brothers as diamond sorter. He worked there for 2 years and then set up his own diamond business in Mumbai. 

Meanwhile, Gautam’s elder brother called him back to Ahmadabad to manage his plastic factory. Gautam also started commodity trading by importing PVC used as raw material for manufacturing plastic. He started Adani Exports Limited the flagship company of the Adani Group, trading in power and agricultural. Adani Group got hold of Mundra Port In 1993 as the Government of Gujarat involved private companies, Mundra Port largest Private Sector port in India that handles close to 80 million tons of cargo per annum. Gautam Adani started the Adani Power Ltd with thermal power plants with capacity of 4620 MW, largest private thermal power producer in India. Adanis are also the largest solar power producer of India with a capacity 40 MW.

The Adani group of companies- Adani Power, Adani Ports & SEZ Limited

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Updated: October 24, 2015

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