Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group -- an Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. Adani is the president of the Adani Foundation, which is primarily led by his wife, Priti Adani. 

 

Bio
Full Name	Gautam Shantilal Adani
Profession	Chairman, Founder of Adani Group
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 167cm in meters- 1.67m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6”
Weight	in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 June 1962
Age (as in 2017)	55 Years
Birth Place	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ahmedabad, India
School	Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya School, Ahemdabad, India
College/ University	Gujarat University, India
Educational Qualification	Started Bachelors in Commerce (Dropped Out in 2nd Year)
Family	Father- Shantilal Adani Mother- Shanta Adani Brother- Vinod Adani Sisters-Unknown
Religion	Jainism
Hobbies	Aviation, Reading books
Controversies	During the 2014 LokSabha elections, Gautam was accused of supporting the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi in his compaigns by providing chartered planes for the rallies and protests.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Gujarati Cuisines like Khaman Dhokhla
Favourite Car	Red Ferrari
Favourite Colour	Navy Blue
Favorite Politician	Narendra Modi
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Priti Adani (Dental Surgeon, Managing Trustee in the Adani Group of Companies)
Children	Sons- Karan Adani (CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ) Jeet Adani Daughter- None
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	BMW Ferrari Limousines
Jets Collection	2009 Bombardier Challenger 605 with serial number 5787 and enlistment number VT-APL A 2013 Embraer Legacy 650 with serial number 14501144 and enrollment number VT-AML A 2007 Hawker 850XP with serial number 258835 and enrollment number VT-AGP
House/Estate	Palatial Bungalow at Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway Plot no. 83, Sector 32, Gurgaon, India
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$10.3 billion (as in December 2017)

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gautam Adani

• Does Gautam Adani smoke?: Not Known

• Does Gautam Adani drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Gautam was born in a Gujarati Bania family with a business background as his father was into textile business.

• Since his childhood, he was not interested in academics and was a school as well as a university drop out.

• At the age of 18, he went to Mumbai and worked as a diamond sorter at Mahindra Brothers for two years over there.

• Later, after gaining some experience, he established his own diamond brokerage business at Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, India.

• He then returned to Ahmedabad after his elder brother, Mahasukh Adani, asked him to help in setting his newly purchased plastic factory.

• In a short span of time, he started importing PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC) that is the primary material used in the manufacturing of plastics, and with his skills, he visited South Korea to make a deal of importing PVC.

• After grasping essential things required in trading, he started Adani Export Ltd. in 1988 (now Adani Enterprises Limited), which was initially concerned with agricultural and power.

• Gautam was highly benefitted from the liberalization and economic reforms of 1991, as it led to a sudden rise in the company’s revenue and business which in turn helped him to expand his company.

• In 1993, at a Government of Gujarat event, the Adani Group was invited to take up the Mundra port project and two years later, the contract was given to the group. Adani took Mundra Port to heights by making it the largest Private Sector port in India.

• He also founded the Adani Power Ltd(APL) and has established thermal power plant with the capacity of 4620 MW, which is the largest private thermal power producer in the country.

• He is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, an Indian MNC that has his businesses in various fields, viz. logistics, power, energy, agriculture, and a lot more. Moreover, the group was ranked in “The Brand Trust Report 2015”, as India’s most trusted infrastructure brand. 

• In 1996, he founded the Adani Foundation, which works in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa, and Madhya Pradesh.

• This foundation focuses on education, expanding rural infrastructure, providing different livelihood opportunities, etc.to the poverty-stricken people. It also provides a special scheme to fishermen that gives financial help to approximately 500 fishermen for purchasing fishing equipment and not only this but also education is provided to the fishermen’s children. 

• Gautam married to Priti Adani, a dentist and managing trustee of the Adani Foundation.

• His wife runs the Adani Vidya Mandir, a school located in Ahmedabad, which admits only those children whose parents have an annual income less than ₹1 lakh. 

• In 2014, his established foundation was awarded the 3rd Annual Greentech CSR Award.

• He shared his mantra of success in an interview in which he stated that throughout his entire life, he has focused on trying rather than focusing on the results.

• Here’s a brief video by Dainik Bhaskar highlighting Adani’s life: