Nusli Wadia
Nusli Wadia | |
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British India | |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Maureen Wadia |
Children | Ness Wadia Jehangir Wadia |
Parents | |
Family | Wadia family Jinnah family |
Nusli Neville Wadia (born 15 February 1944) is an Indian billionaire businessman and the chairman of the
Wadia, along with his sons, are the direct and only living descendants of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan.
Personal life
Nusli was born into the prominent Parsi Wadia family in Bombay, to businessman Neville Wadia and Dina Wadia.
His maternal grandfather
For some time, Wadia held British citizenship by descent, as his father had been born in the UK. Wadia was educated at Cathedral and John Connon School. He was also educated at the Rugby School in England. He later went to study in the United States, earning a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Florida.[3]
Wadia is married to Maureen Wadia, a former
In 2004, Wadia accompanied his mother, Dina, and sons, Ness and Jeh, on a visit to Pakistan, during which he visited the mausoleum of his grandfather, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and great-aunt Fatima Jinnah in Karachi.[5]
Career
In 1962, Nusli entered
In 2016, Wadia announced that he would be filing a defamation case against Ratan Tata and his Tata group, after being removed as the independent director of Tata Motors.[6] During the 2016–19 period, when the trial was ongoing, Wadia's net worth increased from US$3.5 billion to US$7 billion.[7] In January 2020, Wadia withdrew the defamation case, following Tata's statement that there was no intention to defame Wadia.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "Nusli Wadia". Forbes. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Cover, Story (31 August 1989). "'Why should I be a threat?' - Interview with Nusli Wadia". India Today. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Singh, Rohini (13 July 2009). "I want to consolidate: Nusli Wadia". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Dina Wadia visits mausoleum of Quaid". DAWN.COM. 27 March 2004. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Nusli Wadia To Go Ahead With Defamation Cases Against Tatas". Businessworld. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019.
- ^ Soni, Preeti (15 January 2020). "Billionaire Nusli Wadia could be one of the rare men who battled Ambanis and Tatas and lived to tell the tale". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Prathma (13 January 2020). "Nusli Wadia withdraws criminal defamation suit against Ratan Tata". Livemint. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Rautray, Samanwaya (14 January 2020). "Nusli Wadia to withdraw defamation cases against Ratan Tata". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.