Tiger Memon Age, Wiki and Bio

Tiger Memon

Quick Info

ProfessionGangster
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth24/11/1960
Age63 years
BirthplaceBombay, Maharashtra

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

ReligionIslam

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherAbdul Razzak Memon (deceased)
MotherHanifa Memon
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Arif Memon aka Suleman
  • Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon (deceased)
  • Ayub Memon
  • Anjum Memon (otherwise Essa)
  • Yusuf Memon (deceased)
SisterNone
SpouseShabana
Children
Son
  • Huda Ahmed Jamal
  • Jazib Ahmed Jamal
Daughter
  • Hina Dadabhoy

Some Lesser Known Facts

Tiger Memon is a key conspirator of the 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts.
He is a former member of the 'D – Company,' an organized crime family led by Dawood Ibrahim.
In November 2021, Tiger Memon was labeled a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker by the US Department of the Treasury’s OFAC.
Tiger Memon was alleged to have murdered a hotelier, Manjubhai, suspected of tipping customs officials about a gold consignment.
After this incident, he was nicknamed 'Tiger.'
Tiger Memon left his studies to financially support his family.
He worked as a clerk at Konkan Mercantile Bank in south Mumbai.
Tiger Memon got the bank job with help from his influential father, Razzak Memon.
There were reports of Tiger being involved in a physical altercation with the bank manager.
Tiger turned to smuggling to amass wealth and became a top smuggler.
He took over his brother's company 'Tejrath International' for his smuggling activities.
In the late 70s, Tiger was involved in smuggling electronic items and precious metals.
Tiger owned a small shop and was known for his profits and extravagant gestures.
Neighbors described Tiger as confident, stylish, and the first to own a red 'Maruti 1000' car in the area.
Communal tension after the Babri Masjid demolition led to attacks on Tiger Memon's office in Bombay.
The 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts were believed to be Tiger's retaliation for the earlier incidents.
The bomb blasts resulted in over 250 deaths and around 700 injuries.
Tiger fled to Dubai and later moved to Pakistan post the bombings.
He was reportedly friends with a smuggler named Taufiq Jaliawala in Dubai.
The Memons built a lavish house in Karachi using funds from Jaliawala and Tiger.
Tiger was believed to be restricted in his movements in Karachi.
Yakub Memon provided evidence against Tiger's involvement in the bombings to Indian authorities.
The evidence included passports with altered names of Memon family members.
Tiger Memon allegedly threatened guards for denying special treatment to Yakub's grave.
Tiger vowed to avenge Yakub's execution by holding responsible those involved.
His mother pleaded with Tiger to avoid further violence after Yakub's death.
Congress MLA Usman Majeed claimed to have met Tiger in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
Usman mentioned that Tiger confessed the blasts were in retaliation for the Babri Masjid demolition.
According to Usman, the ISI assisted Tiger in executing the bombings.
Sources suggest Tiger Memon collaborated with a Mumbai restaurateur to open a restaurant in the UAE.