Kumar Birla
Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Bombay | Master of Business Administration, London Business School
India
commodities
$11,200,000,000
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#122 Billionaires 2019
#9 India's Richest 2018
Commodities king Kumar Birla is the fourth generation head of the storied, $44.3 billion (revenue) Aditya Birla Group. The group's interests span cement and aluminium to telecom and financial services.Birla inherited the family empire at age 28 when his father Aditya Birla died in 1995.In July 2018, his aluminium unit Novelis agreed to acquire Aleris, an aluminium producer in Ohio, for $2.6 billion. In August 2018, Birla completed the merger between his Idea Cellular and Vodafone India to form Vodafone Idea, India's largest telecom firm.
The Birla empire's roots go back to 1857 in cotton trading in Rajasthan state.Daughter Ananya has founded a micro finance firm and an online venture to sell luxury, handmade products.
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