Raamdeo Agrawal Age, Wiki and Bio

Raamdeo Agrawal

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman, Chartered Accountant, Stock Market Investor, Co-founder and Chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth05/04/1957
Age67 years
BirthplaceRaipur, Chhattisgarh

Bio/Wiki

Raamdeo Agrawal was born into a middle-class Marwari family, and his ancestors hail from Rajasthan.

Physical Stats & More

Height173 cm (5’ 8”)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Chartered Accountancy (1983)

Personal Life

Date of Birth05/04/1957
BirthplaceRaipur, Chhattisgarh
Zodiac signAries
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherRamgopal Agarawal
MotherName Not Known
Siblings
Brother
  • Karoon Ramgopal Agarawal
  • Vinay R. Agrawal
  • Sukhdeo Ramgopal Agarawal (marine engineer)
  • Govinddeo R. Agarawal
  • Satish Agrawal
Sister
  • Anita Anandmurthy Agrawal
  • Suman Agrawal
SpouseSunita Agarwal
Children
SonVaibhav Agarwal (Fund Manager at Motilal Oswal Asset Management and Founder of Teji Mandi)
DaughterNone

Career

Awards, Honours, AchievementsRaamdeo Agrawal was awarded the Rashtriya Samman Patra by the Central Board of Direct Taxes for a consistent track record of the highest integrity in tax payments for a period of 5 years from FY95-FY99.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Agrawal started his career as a sub-broker on the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1987.
His interest in investing was sparked when his brother Sukhdeo gave him Rs 4-5 lakhs to buy shares.
In 1995, he invested around Rs 10 lakh in Hero MotoCorp shares at Rs 30 apiece, holding onto them for 20 years until they reached Rs 2,600 each in 2015.
Raamdeo Agrawal co-founded Motilal Oswal Group, a small stock sub-broking firm in 1987.
As Chairman of MOAMC, he created the 'QGLP' Investment Process and 'Buy Right, Sit Tight' philosophy.
Agrawal is associated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the National Committee on Capital Markets of CII.
He featured on 'Wizards of Dalal Street on CNBC TV18'.
In 1986, he co-authored 'Corporate Numbers Game', along with other books on wealth creation.
Warren Buffett is his mentor, and his investment strategy is inspired by him.
By reading books like 'Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits', he learned about investing.
Agrawal learned the power of compounding from value investor Chandrakant Sampat.
He and Motilal Oswal were hostel mates in Mumbai during accountancy studies, but they became friends later.
In 2005, his son Vaibhav was kidnapped and rescued after a 15-day operation.
Vaibhav's ex-girlfriend reportedly assisted the kidnappers.