Ajay Piramal Age, Wiki and Bio

Ajay Piramal

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth3/08/1955
Age69 years
BirthplaceBagar, Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India

Bio/Wiki

Full NameAjay Gopikrishna Piramal
Famous ForBeing Chairman of Piramal Group & Shriram Group
Zodiac sign/Sun signLeo

Physical Stats & More

Height185 cm (6’ 1”)
Weight90 kg (198 lbs)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • Jai Hind College, Mumbai (B.Sc. (Hons.))
  • Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (MMS)
  • Harvard Business School, Boston, USA (AMP)
Degree(s)
  • B.Sc. (Hons.)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Advanced Management Programme (AMP)

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Caste/EthnicityMarwari
Food HabitVegetarian
Address'Piramal House' in Worli, Mumbai
Hobbies
  • Wildlife Photography
  • Collecting Art
  • Reading
  • Writing

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affair/GirlfriendSwati Piramal (Businesswoman, Doctor)
Marriage DateYear 1976

Family

WifeSwati Piramal
Children
SonAnand Piramal (Businessman)
DaughterNandini Piramal (Businesswoman)
Parents
FatherGopikrishna Piramal (Businessman)
MotherLalita Piramal
Siblings
Brothers
  • Dilip Piramal (Elder, Businessman)
  • Ashok Piramal (Elder, Businessman - Died in 1984)

Career

Awards/Honours
  • Year: 1999 Award: 'CEO of the Year Award' by World Strategy Forum
  • Year: 2001 Award: Rotary International (District 3140) Certificate of Appreciation and 'Four Way Test Award'
  • Year: 2004 Award: 'Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year' in the Healthcare & Life Sciences category
  • Year: 2004 Award: 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow' by the World Economic Forum
  • Year: 2006 Award: 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Award of UK Trade & Investment Council
  • Year: 2008 Award: 'India Innovator of the Year' Award by CNBC TV18
  • Year: 2010 Award: 'Kriyasheel Global Achievers' Award
  • Year: 2014 Award: 'Distinguished Family of the Year' by Forbes Philanthropy Awards
  • Year: 2014 Award: Conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Philosophy (D. Phil) by Amity University
  • Year: 2016 Award: 'Corporate Citizen of the Year' Award by AIMA Managing India Awards
  • Year: 2017 Award: 'Asia Business Leader of the Year' Award

Favourites

Favourite Personalities
  • Jamsetji Tata
  • Bill Gates
  • Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  • Swami Vivekananda
Favourite BookBhagavad Gita
Favourite Painter(s)
  • V.S. Gaitonde
  • M.F. Husain
  • S.H. Raza
  • F.N. Souza
Favourite SportPolo

Style Quotient

Assets/PropertiesA villa in Green Woods, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Money Factor
Net Worth (as in 2018)$4.6 billion

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ajay comes from a Marwari family in Rajasthan, with a background in the textile business.
His grandfather established a textile business by acquiring 'Morarjee Mills,' India’s oldest cotton mill.
During his MBA, Ajay met and married Swati, who is a Gujarati doctor.
In 1988, Ajay diversified his business into pharmaceuticals and the healthcare sector.