Jehangir Wadia
| Jehangir Wadia | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jehangir Wadia |
| Born | India |
| Origin | India |
| Occupations | Managing Director GoAir |
Jehangir Wadia (Gujarati: જહાંગીર વાડિયા), also known as Jeh Wadia, is an Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is currently the managing director of GoAir, a budget airline which he founded, as well as, Bombay Dyeing, a flagship textile company.[1][2] He is also the great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan.[3]
He is the son of textile and real estate magnate Nusli Wadia and Maureen Wadia. He was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar.[4] In 2004, he established the budget airline GoAir based in Mumbai and is currently managing director.[1]
The World Economic Forum elected him as a Young Global leader in the year 2008.Wadia also leads Bombay Realty, the Wadia group's Real Estate venture.
He has an older brother Ness, who heads the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation and co-owns the IPL Team Kings XI Punjab. Wadia appeared in the 2009 drama-documentary The Age of Stupid.
[edit] Notable family members
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Ardaseer Cursetjee
- Bahman Pestonji Wadia
- Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia
- Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia
- Neville Wadia
- Dina Wadia
- Nusli Wadia
- Ness Wadia
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Neha Tara Mehta (2009-09-24). "Shekhar speaks up for a green world: India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/63281/Cinema/Shekhar+speaks+up+for+a+green+world.html. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Bombay Dyeing Management: Jeh elevated, Ness steps down". The Times of India. March 30, 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-30/india-business/29361452_1_jeh-wadia-bombay-dyeing-ness. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "Top Stories: Dina Wadia visits Mazar of her Father, the Quaid-i-Azam". Pakistan Times. http://pakistantimes.net/2004/03/27/top6.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ Wadia Family at scribd.com, accessed 11 March 2012
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