Jehangir Wadia

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Jehangir Wadia
Born (1973-07-06) 6 July 1973 (age 48)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)
Celina Wadia
(m. 2003)
Children2
Parent(s)Nusli Wadia (father)
RelativesSee Wadia family and Jinnah family

Jehangir Nusli Wadia (born 6 July 1973), also known as Jeh Wadia, is an Indian businessman, who is the Managing Director of Go First, Bombay Dyeing and Bombay Realty. He is also a Director on the Boards of Britannia Industries, The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp. Ltd, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others.[2]

Life and career[]

Jehangir (also known as Jeh) was born in Mumbai to businessman Nusli Wadia and former air hostess Maureen Wadia. He has one brother, Ness Wadia, who is a businessman. Jehangir did his initial schooling at the Lawrence School in Sanawar and moved to a boarding school in England to complete his graduation. Jehangir earned a master's degree in science from the Warwick University in England.[citation needed]

Wadia is married to Celina since 2003 who is from Australia, they met in London and have two children together, Jr. Jahangir and Ella.[3] Celina runs her own fashion line under the brand name C Femme.

Wadia is the managing director of GoAir (founded in 2005). The World Economic Forum elected him as a Young Global Leader in the year 2008. Wadia is currently the Managing Director of Go First, Bombay Dyeing and its real estate division Bombay Realty. He is also a Director on the Boards of Britania Britannia Industries, The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others. Wadia is a devotee of Hinduism as well as Islam.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Sinh, Gauri (6 March 2003). "Jeh Wadia's tying the knot". Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Nusli Neville Wadia Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "'I'd never want to ride on Jeh's fame'". DNA. Retrieved 19 December 2014.


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