Nirav Modi Age, Wiki and Bio

Nirav Modi

Quick Info

ProfessionJewellery Designer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth27/02/1971
Age53 years
BirthplaceAntwerp, Belgium

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight65 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack (semi-bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

CollegeThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Educational QualificationCollege Drop Out

Personal Life

HometownPalanpur, Banaskantha, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signPisces

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
SpouseAmi Modi
Children
SonRohin
Daughters
  • Apasha
  • Ananya

Family

FatherDeepak Keshavlal Modi (Jeweller)
MotherName Not Known
Siblings
BrotherNeeshal Modi
SisterNot Known
Maternal UncleMehul Choksi
GrandfatherKeshavlal Modi

Favourites

Favourite Actresses
  • Priyanka Chopra
  • Kate Winslet
  • Dakota Johnson
  • Jacqueline Fernandez
  • Sonam Kapoor
  • Amy Adams
Favourite Colour(s)
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
Favourite Watches
  • Swatch Trésor Magique
  • IWC Novecento
  • Vacheron Constantin Malte tourbillon
  • Rolex platinum

Style Quotient

Car Collection(s)
  • One Rolls Royce Ghost
  • Two Mercedes Benz GL class
  • One Porsche Panamera
  • Three high-end Honda cars
  • One Toyota Fortuner
  • One Bentley
Yearly Turnover (approx.)₹20,000 crore
Net Worth (approx.)$1.76 billion/ ₹11,000 crores

Some Lesser Known Facts

Nirav Modi does not smoke.
Nirav Modi drinks alcohol.
He was born into a Gujarati Family in Antwerp city, Belgium.
His father moved to Belgium in the early 1940s to expand the family's diamond business in the country.
The Modi family has been in the Diamonds and Jewellery business for about seven generations.
His maternal uncle, Mehul Choksi, is the CEO and Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems, the world's largest jewellery retailer company.
At 19, he dropped out of college to work with his uncle in India for about 10 years.
In 1999, he founded his own jewellery firm, Firestar Diamond International, specializing in diamonds.
In 2005 and 2007, he acquired two jewellery distribution and marketing firms to establish a presence in the USA.
In 2010, he created the Nirav Modi's Golconda necklace, sold for 16.29 crore rupees at an auction.
The opening of his store in New York garnered global media attention.
Following the scandal, opposing political parties criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his encounters with Nirav Modi at a Davos economic summit.