Niranjan Hiranandani

Niranjan Hiranandani
Born (1950-03-08) 8 March 1950
Mumbai
Residence Mumbai, India
Occupation Real Estate Developer
Net worth US$1.21 billion (2014)[1]
Spouse(s) Married
Children 2

Niranjan Hiranandani (born March 8, 1950) is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and managing director of Hiranandani Group, engaged in real estate business. Niranjan is ranked among the top 100 richest Indian’s [2] and Forbes global billionaires.[3]

Early life & education

Niranjan was born in Mumbai. His father was Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani, ENT surgeon and Padma Bhushan recipient from Government of India.[4][5] Niranjan elder brother is Navin[6] and younger brother Surendra Hiranandani.[7] Niranjan finished schooling from Campion School,Mumbai and bachelor’s in commerce from Sydenham College Mumbai.[8] Nirajan is Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.[9] Niranjan first job was as an accounting teacher.[10] In 1981 he started his first business setting up textile weaving unit in Kandivali Mumbai.[11][12]

Family

Niranjan is married to Kamal Hiranandani [13] and has two children daughter Priya and son Darshan.[14] Priya is married to Cyrus Vandrevala[15] a London-based businessman.[16] He loves to read and spend time with family. He gives equal importance to workouts and goes to gym every morning at 6 am. Niranjan’s favorite cities are Mumbai and Dubai.[17] He believes in long goals where builders should develop a brand with trust, good work and transparency which will help them in the long term to connect with buyer’s generation after generation.[18]

Hiranandani Group

Niranjan along with his brother Surendra Hiranandani bought 250 acres land in Powai Mumbai in 1985 and started real estate business under the name Hiranandani Gardens.[19] Hiranandani Constructions that acquires and completes the large projects has stake in GIFT City which is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) devoted to finance and financial services.[20] Hiranandani Constructions is working on revamping and launching two townships that the developer acquired through a court auction for nearly Rs 1,000 crore.[21] Hiranandani Estate is a township built in Thane, a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Area in Maharashtra.[22] H-Energy is the holding company of H-Energy Gateway Private Limited and H-Energy East Coast Private Limited has entered the LNG Regasification and Gas Marketing business to the waters of Bay of Bengal in the east coast where the gas availability, usage and consumption will increase in the eastern region particularly in West Bengal.[23] Hiranandani forayed into gas based power project near Pune.[24] Hiranandani Hospital was started in Powai in 2006 and Thane in 2011.[25]

Associations

Niranjan is on board of 17 schools including the Hiranandani Foundation School in Powai and Thane.[26] Niranjan is the past president Maharashtra Chambers of Housing Industry;[27] Chairman of Mumbai City, Development and Environment Committee of the Indian Merchants Chambers (I.M.C.) Mumbai,[28] Member of the task force of the Government of India for reforms in housing and urban development[29] and Member of the study group Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, Government of Maharashtra. Niranjan was the adviser to the government of India on housing and habitat policy and real estate president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).[30] Niranjan is the chairperson on the Priyadarshni Academy which facilitates for social and cultural work.[31] He is on Board of Trustees – Nathdwara Temple Board, Nathdwara (Rajasthan), Babulnath temple, Jhulelal temple.[32] He is the President of Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board, which manages 22 educational institutions including secondary and higher secondary school, polytechnics, degree and post-graduate colleges.[33] Former Chairman of Advisory Council of Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI).[34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India Rich list - Niranjan Hiranandani". Forbes. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "India Rich list - Niranjan Hiranandani". Forbes. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "The World's Billionaires - Niranjan Hiranandani". Forbes. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Renowned ENT surgeon Dr L H Hiranandani dies". Mumbai Mirror. September 6, 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bio - Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani". In.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Death in tycoon family". The Telegraph (Calcutta). July 8, 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Surendra Hiranandani". Forbes. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Ved, Yash. "Leader Speak". India Infoline. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "' YOU HAVE TO BE WORLD- CLASS '". The Free Press Journal. July 10, 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Shah, Mitali (March 24, 2010). "Boom time for affordable housing". Construction Week. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Niranjan Hiranandani Managing Director, Hiranandani Group". NBMCW. October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Niranjan Hiranandani : Managing Director Hiranandani Group Of Companies". The Reality Paper. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "After a point, money becomes meaningless, says Niranjan Hiranandani". DNA India. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "In knots over family & legal wrangles". Business and Economy. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Hiranandani real estate heiress fights dad, brother for share of Rs 3,000 cr fortune". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Niranjan Hiranandani files suit in Bombay HC against daughter, seeks Rs 50 cr". The Financial Express. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "My Life My Style: Niranjan Hiranandani". Business Standard. March 7, 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Follow ethics to make a brand: Niranjan Hiranandani". DNA (newspaper). Feb 27, 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "Row House". Outlook Business. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Babar, Kailash (January 9, 2015). "Hiranandani Constructions to develop Rs 1,000-crore realty project in Ahmedabad". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Hiranandani Constructions to develop realty project in Ahmedabad". India Infoline. India Infoline News Service. January 9, 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  22. ↑ Babar, Kailash (September 4, 2015). "TCS close to country's 'largest' office space deal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  23. ↑ Moitra, Sumit (January 13, 2015). "Hiranandani gets green nod for LNG terminal". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  24. ↑ Kamath, Raghavendra (June 7, 2010). "'Home prices are shooting up due to overwhelming demand'". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "Hiranandani Group bags the Top Real Estate Developers Awards by Bloomberg TV". The Free Press Journal. October 14, 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  26. ↑ Mukherji, Anahita (April 4, 2009). "Kids to benefit as IIT coaching classes". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  27. ↑ Bharucha, Nauzer (November 17, 2015). "Prominent city developers move away from MCHI". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Niranjan Hiranandani". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  29. ↑ "Executive Profile - Niranjan Hiranandani". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  30. ↑ "Niranjan Hiranandani takes over as President - IMC". India Infoline. India Infoline News Service. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "Priyadarshni Academy felicitates Priyanka Chopra". Daily News and Analysis. September 20, 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  32. ↑ Wajihuddin, Mohammed (February 25, 2015). "Sindhis to get a shrine they can call their own in Kutch". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "Make India World Leader in Education like in Ancient Times: President". The New Indian Express. IANS. March 28, 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "FIPB locks real estate investment for 3 years". The Indian Express. March 30, 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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