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Veteran industrialist and head of the Bajaj group, Rahul Bajaj, passed away on Saturday. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj, 83, who had pneumonia and also a heart problem, was admitted to Pune's Ruby Hall Clinic a month ago and breathed his last at 2.30 pm on Saturday. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj joined the Bajaj group in 1965 and became the CEO of Bajaj Auto in 1968. In 2005, Rahul Bajaj, a strong voice in the corporate world, stepped down from his executive role and his son Rajiv became Bajaj Auto’s managing director. (Express Photo/File)
As head of the Bajaj group of companies, Rahul Bajaj oversaw group activities, including manufacture and sale of motorised two, three, and four-wheeled vehicles, general and life insurance, investment and consumer finance, home appliances, electric lamps, wind energy, special alloy and stainless steel, material handling equipment and travel. In April 2021, Bajaj stepped down as non-executive chairman of Bajaj Auto. (Express Photo/File)
Rahul Bajaj was the Chairman of industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for two terms—1979-80 and 1999-2000. (Express Archive Photo)
Born on June 10, 1938, Rahul Bajaj graduated from St Stephen’s College in Delhi University with an Honours Degree in Economics in 1958. Apart from this, Bajaj also has a degree in Law from Bombay University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj is the recipient of many awards, including the Padma Bhushan from the government of India and honorary doctorates from many universities. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj receiving the Economic Times Harvard Business School Association of India Award for Corporate Performance, 1985 from ND Tiwari, then Union Minister for Industry. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj was a member of the Rajya Sabha for the 2006-2010 period. (Express Photo/File)
Rahul Bajaj was the former chairman of Indian Airlines and of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. In picture, Manmohan Singh with Rahul Bajaj. (Express Archive Photo)
Bajaj was the former chairman of the International Business Council, World Economic Forum, a former member of the South Asia advisory board of Harvard Business School and a former member of the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. In picture, Political leader P. Chidambaram and businessman Rahul Bajaj. (Express Archive Photo)
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackarey and Rahul Bajaj at an informal meeting organised by FICCI at Poddar House. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj congratulating NR Narayanmurthy for receiving the Businessman of the year award at Hotel Oberoi in Mumbai. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj with his wife Rupa Bajaj, who passed away in 2013.
Rahul Bajaj with former President of India Kocheril Raman Narayanan. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj with former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Express Archive Photo)
Rahul Bajaj with Sonia Gandhi, President of Indian National Congress
