Sameer Gehlaut
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| Born | Sameer Gehlaut 3 March 1974 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman and Founder of Indiabulls Group |
| Spouse | Divya S Gehlaut |
| Children | 2 |
Sameer Gehlaut (born 3 March 1974) is the founder and chairman of the conglomerate Indiabulls Group[1]. He is the 39th richest Indian, according to Forbes, with his net worth at $3.8 billion, as of September 2018.[2] He was the youngest self-made Indian billionaire when he first entered Forbes’ list of billionaires in 2008.[3]
Early life and education
He was born in Rohtak, Haryana, on 3 March, 1974. He completed his schooling from Model School, Rohtak and his graduation in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi in 1995.[4]
Business career
In 1999, he, along with his friend from college, Rajiv Rattan, bought a Delhi-based securities company Orbitech Pvt. Ltd., which also had a membership in the National Stock Exchange. They started their own online stock brokerage service and also got in another partner, Saurabh Mittal.[5] In January 2000, Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. was officially incorporated.
Personal life
He is married to Divya S Gehlaut, who founded an art gallery in Mumbai called Gallery Odyssey.[6] The couple have two children together and they reside in Mumbai.[7]
References
- ^ "Meet the 6 youngest self-made Indian billionaires under 50". Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "The people who matter- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "Sameer Gehlaut & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "The Rs 29,000-crore surprise- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ Saxena, Aditi (2015-04-22). "Glitzy opening of Divya Gehlaut's 'Gallery Odyssey'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "#962 Sameer Gehlaut - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.