Rajnikant Shroff | |
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| Born | Rajnikant Devidas Shroff |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Guru Nanak Khalsa College,Bombay University |
| Occupations | Businessperson, Founder & Chairman ofUPL |
| Organization | UPL Limited |
| Known for | PioneeringRed phosphorus manufacturing in India |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan, 2021 Order of the Aztec Eagle, 2018 |
Rajnikant Devidas Shroff, also known asRajju Shroff, is an Indian businessperson[1][2] and billionaire, who is the founder and chairman ofUPL Limited. In 2020, he was ranked as the #93 richest person in India, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, according toForbes.[3] TheGovernment of India conferred him India's third highest civilian award thePadma Bhushan in 2021.[4][5][6]
He was born inKutch,Gujarat. He pioneeredRed phosphorus manufacturing in India by setting upUPL Limited inMumbai in 1969.[7] He is Chemistry graduate from theBombay University.[8] He has been listed in theForbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.[9]
In September 2018, Shroff received theOrden Mexicana del Águila Azteca (Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle), the highest Mexican order awarded by theMexican government to foreigners in recognition of outstanding services to Mexico or to humanity.[10]
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