Jehangir Wadia
Indian businessman
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| Intro | Indian businessman | ||||||
| Places | India | ||||||
| is | Businessperson | ||||||
| Work field | Business | ||||||
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| Birth | 6 July 1973, Mumbai | ||||||
| Age | 51 years | ||||||
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Biography
Jehangir Wadia (also known as Jeh Wadia; born 6 July 1973) is a Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is the son of Nusli Wadia and the great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Life and career
Jehangir was born in Mumbai to businessman Nusli Wadia and former airhostess Maureen Wadia. His grandparents were Neville Wadia and Dina Jinnah. The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his wife Rattanbai Petit are his great grandparents. Jehangir did his initial schooling at the Lawrence School in Sanawar and moved to a boarding school in England to complete his graduation. Jehangir is MSc. from Warwick University in England.
Jehangir is married to Celina who is Australian, they met in London and have two children together Jahangir and Ella.
Jehangir Wadia is the managing director of GoAir, a budget airline (which founding in 2005 was documented in the film The Age of Stupid), and of Bombay Dyeing, a diversified company with interests in Retail, Real Estate, Textiles and PSF.
GoAir and Bombay Dyeing are a part of the conglomerate Wadia Group.