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Born 24 June 1962
Age 62
Birth Place Ahmedabad
Profession Businessman
Company Adani Group
Designation Founder And Chairman Of The Adani Group
Citizenship India

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Gautam Adani BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 06 Feb 2025

Gautam Adani, an Indian billionaire and the chairman of the Adani Group, is one of the most prominent figures in India’s corporate world. From humble beginnings in Gujarat to becoming one of the wealthiest individuals globally, Adani’s journey epitomizes ambition, resilience, and strategic fores...ight. His ventures span across diverse sectors, including ports, energy, mining, and renewable power, making the Adani Group a crucial player in India’s economic growth. Born on June 24, 1962, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Gautam Adani came from a modest family. His father was a textile merchant, and young Adani exhibited an entrepreneurial spirit early on. While he enrolled at Gujarat University to pursue a degree in commerce, he dropped out after the second year to pursue business opportunities. Adani began his career in Mumbai as a diamond sorter in the early 1980s before returning to Gujarat to help his brother with a plastics business. This venture laid the foundation for his entry into global trade, which would later evolve into the multi-industry empire that is the Adani Group. Founded in 1988, the Adani Group initially focused on commodity trading. The turning point came in the 1990s when India liberalized its economy, presenting vast opportunities for infrastructure development. Adani seized the moment and diversified into ports and logistics. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), established in 1998, is now India’s largest port operator, managing key ports such as Mundra Port in Gujarat. The Mundra Port, strategically located on India’s western coast, became the cornerstone of Adani’s vision to establish a robust logistics network. In the energy sector, the Adani Group has achieved remarkable milestones. It is India’s largest private power producer and has a significant footprint in renewable energy. Adani Green Energy, one of the group’s subsidiaries, is among the world’s largest renewable energy companies, aligning with India’s push towards sustainability. Adani’s meteoric rise has not been without challenges and controversies. Critics have often scrutinized the group’s rapid expansion, alleging its success is linked to favorable policies and government support. The Hindenburg Research report in early 2023 accused the Adani Group of stock manipulation and corporate governance issues, leading to a sharp decline in the group’s market value. Adani vehemently denied these allegations, and the group has since worked to rebuild investor confidence.

Gautam Adani PERSONAL LIFE

Father	Shantilal Adani
Mother	Shanta Adani
Spouse	Priti Adani (1986),
Children	Karan Adani, Jeet Adani
Education	Gujarat University (dropped out, 1978)
Net Worth	148,700,000,000 United States dollar, 47,100,000,000 United States dollar ( Source: Wikipedia )

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GAUTAM ADANI NEWS

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National Cancer Institute inaugurated in Nagpur

April 28, 2023 2:52 am

The cancer hospital was envisaged by Fadnavis when he was the chief minister of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. Built on 25-acre land, the hospital has 450 beds.

Adani Group to raise $1-1.5 billion for financing green energy project

April 28, 2023 9:07 am

The debt that Adani Group is looking to raise will be the conglomerate's biggest borrowing since the January 24 Hindenburg report

TMC MP Mahua Moitra targets Pawar for meeting Adani

April 23, 2023 6:40 pm

Earlier in the day, Adani met Pawar at the latter's residence here amid the Opposition's demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the issues raised by Hindenburg Research.

Gautam Adani meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai for nearly 2 hours

April 24, 2023 4:15 pm

A source said the duo held discussions on different issues related to the country and Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar had caused a stir in Opposition ranks after saying he was against a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group.

Cong raises questions over Dharavi project rebidding, asks if tender conditions changed to benefit Adani

April 18, 2023 5:12 pm

Citing news reports, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said they have "exposed" in considerable detail how the process was manipulated to help the Adanis.

Counter to Rahul Gandhi's Rs 20,000 cr claim: Adani says $2.6 billion stake sale money came in group firms

April 12, 2023 9:42 am

While investors such as Abu Dhabi-based global strategic investment company, International Holding Company PJSC (IHC) invested $2.593 billion in group firms such as Adani Enterprise Ltd and Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), promoters sold stake in Adani Total Gas Ltd and AGEL to raise $2.783 billion.

Adani hard-working, down to earth with big ambitions in building infrastructure: Sharad Pawar in 2015 autobiography

April 09, 2023 11:41 am

In his Marathi autobiography 'Lok Maze Saangati…' published in 2015, Pawar has lavished praise on Adani describing him as “hard-working, simple, down to earth” and with ambition to make big in the infrastructure sector.

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Rahul steps up Gautam Adani offensive, as Oppn tries to contain Pawar impact, says: 'Personal opinion'

April 08, 2023 11:04 pm

As Shinde Sena takes swipe at Congress, worries expressed over Opposition unity, NCP chief Sharad Pawar says differences are natural among parties

‘Several parties…bound to have different opinions’: Day after Adani remark, Sharad Pawar says no threat to Opposition unity

April 08, 2023 12:35 pm

A day after saying that he believed the Adani Group was being ‘targeted’, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that a Supreme Court-appointed committee would be more fruitful than a JPC to investigate the allegations against the group.

Foreign investors have invested Rs 7,936 crore in the Indian equities in March mainly driven by bulk investment in the Adani Group companies by the US-based GQG Partners

Adani share block deal aids FPI investment in equities turn positive in March

April 02, 2023 11:38 am

According to V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, the sustained selling by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) appears to be over, since they have turned buyers in the last few days.