Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani is the Chairman of the Adani Group, a leading trading and export company of India.

On November 16, 2007, Forbes magazine announced that Adani was the 13th richest person in India with a personal wealth of US$6.7 billion, making him the first billionaire from the city of Ahmedabad.

Gautam Adani was born on June 24, 1962, to Shantilal and Shantaben Adani. He had seven siblings. Adani's parents had migrated from the town of Tharad in northern Gujarat in search of livelihood. Adani was born in the Seth ni Pol are located in Ratanpol in Ahmedabad.

Adani is married to Priti Adani. She is a dentist and heads the Adani Foundation, of which she is a managing trustee. They have 2 sons. Karan Adani, 20, is pursuing his BS in Management from Purdue University, USA. Jeet Adani, their younger son is 10 years old.

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Date added : September 26th, 2009