17/02/2015
The Purple Empire - TOP 100 RICHEST BUSINESSMEN
Kumar Birla - Net Worth: $9.2 Billion
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Source of Wealth Aditya Birla Group, Commodities
Birth Place India
Marital Status Married (Neerja Birla)
Full Name Kumar Mangalam Birla
Nationality India
Date of Birth June 14, 1967
Ethnicity Indian
Occupation Businessman
Education University of Mumbai, London Business School
Children 3 (Ananyashree, Aryaman Vikram, Advaitesha)
Indian businessman and industrialist Kumar Birla has an estimated net worth of $9.2 billion as of September 2014 according to Forbes. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group which is considered as one of India’s largest conglomerate corporations. He also sits as the Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Born on June 14, 1967, Kumar Mangalam Birla is a graduate of the University of Bombay where he completed his BCom degree. He took his Masters in Business Administration from London Business School.
At age 28, he took over the Aditya Birla Group as Chairman after his father’s death. Through the years, Kumar Birla has earned a reputation as one of the most respected industrialists in India that manages varied interests in fertilizers, aluminum, cement, garments, textile, etc. When he took over, Kumar Birla expanded the group’s interests and included BPO, software and Telecom. Today, the group operates in over 40 countries worldwide which include Hungary, China, Spain, Italy, Canada, Brazil, North America and Germany.