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Quick Info
Date of birth24 June 1962
Age62 Years (as of 2024)
BirthplaceAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
ProfessionBusinessman (Chairman, Founder of Adani Group)
NationalityIndian
Marital statusMarried
SpousePriti Adani
FamilyFather - Shantilal Adani; Mother - Shanta Adani; Brother - Vinod Adani
Net worth$97.5 billion (as of 6 June 2024)
Gautam Adani Biography
Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian industrialist who founded and chairs the Adani Group, a diversified conglomerate with businesses in ports, energy, agrI
Early life and backgroundGautam Shantilal Adani was born on 24 June 1962 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Raised in a Gujarati Bania family, he is the son of Shantilal and Shanta Adani and grew up in Ahmedabad, where he attended Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya School. He enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce program at Gujarat University but left college during his second year.
After leaving formal education, Adani moved to Mumbai at the age of 18 and worked as a diamond sorter for Mahindra Brothers. He later established a diamond brokerage in Zaveri Bazaar before returning to Ahmedabad to help his elder brother with a newly purchased plastics factory. That experience led him into trading PVC imports and, in time, into the businesses that would form the core of his later ventures.
Career
Adani founded Adani Export Ltd. in 1988, a company that evolved into the diversified conglomerate known today as the Adani Group. The group expanded into multiple sectors including logistics, ports, power, energy and agriculture. A key early milestone came in the mid-1990s when the group was invited to participate in the Mundra port project; within two years the project was awarded to the company and Mundra grew to become one of India’s largest private-sector ports.
Adani also established Adani Power Ltd., building thermal power capacity that made the company one of the country’s largest private thermal power producers with a reported capacity of 4,620 MW. Over the following decades the Adani Group broadened its footprint across infrastructure and energy-related businesses.
Philanthropy and foundations
In 1996 Adani launched the Adani Foundation. The foundation works across several Indian states and focuses on education, rural infrastructure, livelihood support and other development initiatives. Among its programs is a scheme for fishermen that provides assistance for purchasing equipment and support for their children’s education. The foundation also operates Adani Vidya Mandir, a school in Ahmedabad that gives priority to children from households with limited incomes; the school is associated with Priti Adani, who serves as a managing trustee.
Public profile
Adani’s public profile has been shaped by both business expansion and controversy. His business success led to global recognition, including ranking among the world’s wealthiest individuals in recent years. The licensed material notes a net worth estimate of $97.5 billion as of 6 June 2024 and references previous rankings where his wealth placed him among the top global billionaires.
The material also records significant allegations raised in a high-profile 2023 report by an investment research firm; that report and subsequent legal and regulatory developments prompted investigation and public scrutiny. The excerpt references a sequence of events involving regulatory review and judicial oversight in India following the report.
Personal life
Gautam Adani is married to Priti Adani, a dentist who is involved in the family’s philanthropic efforts as a managing trustee of the Adani Foundation. The couple have three children: two sons, Karan Adani—who serves as CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ—and Jeet Adani; the excerpt notes they have no daughter. Adani’s hobbies include aviation and reading.
Style and assets
The licensed material lists a personal aircraft collection and luxury vehicles, and describes a residence identified in the excerpt as a large bungalow located on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway. Physical details included in the source state Adani’s approximate height as 5 feet 6 inches (167 cm), weight around 85 kg (187 lbs), and black eye and hair color.
Latest updates
The excerpt provides information about legal developments and public allegations that emerged after 2022, including an account of investigative actions and court decisions connected to those allegations. It also records that in January 2024 Adani was reported as the richest person in Asia with an approximate net worth near $97.6 billion, and that in August 2022 he reached a ranking among the world’s top three wealthiest people according to a major index.
Throughout his career, Adani has been associated with rapid expansion in infrastructure and energy sectors and with active philanthropic initiatives through the Adani Foundation. The licensed material highlights both his rise from modest beginnings in trade and diamond brokerage and the controversies that have become part of his public narrative.
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Recent Work
Founded Adani Export Ltd. (now Adani Enterprises) in 1988; developed Mundra Port into a major private-sector port; established Adani Power with large thermal capacity.
1988–1990sCareer Highlights
- Founder and chairman of the Adani Group
- Founded Adani Export Ltd. in 1988 (now Adani Enterprises)
- Led development of Mundra Port into a major private-sector port
- Founded Adani Power Ltd., becoming a leading private thermal power producer
- Established the Adani Foundation in 1996 to support education and rural development
Net Worth
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