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Residence
  
Mumbai, India

Children
  
2

Education
  
University of Mumbai

Spouse(s)
  
married

Net worth
  
2.3 billion USD (2015)

Alma mater
  
Bombay University

Role
  
Businessman

Nationality
  
Indian

Name
  
Rajan Raheja


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Full Name
  
Rajan Biharilal Raheja

Occupation
  
Chairman of Rajan Raheja Group

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Rajan Raheja


Rajan Biharilal Raheja (born 1953) is an Indian billionaire businessman who lives in Mumbai.

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Early life

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Rajan Beharilal Raheja was born in 1953, the son of Dr. Beharilal S. Raheja.

His cousin Chandru Raheja is also a billionaire.

Career

Raheja made his start in the construction business. After building a huge presence in the realty market, his Rajan Raheja Group diversified into manufacturing, financial services and media — each venture initiated to assume leadership in core areas. The group is a major media player in India, being the owners of Outlook magazine. They also have a significant stake in the growing convergence business in India, through Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. and Hathaway Cable & Datacom Ltd. He is of Sindhi origin.

Rajan Raheja group companies

Starting as a construction and real estate development company, the Raheja group now covers a range of business ventures. They include:

Manufacturing companies

  • Prism Cement Ltd., with two cement units, has a combined production capacity of 6.0 million tonnes. Having two divisions namely
  • H&R Johnson (India) Ltd., the top name in ceramic tiles in India.
  • RMC Readymix (India) Pvt. Ltd. was set up in 1996 as a joint venture of the Raheja group with RMC Group Plc of the UK. It is now a division of Prism Cements Ltd. It operates 80 ready-mixed concrete plants in 27 cities/towns across India and is the third-largest concrete manufacturer in the country.
  • Exide Industries : is the strongest brand of batteries in the automotive and industrial field. Indian largest battery manufacturer. The Company has a distribution network comprising over 4000 dealer outlets.The Company has a market share of 72% of Automotive OEM and 70% of Organized Retail. The Company also manufactures submarine batteries.
  • Supreme Petrochem Ltd. is a joint venture of the Raheja group with Supreme Industries Ltd., the largest processor of plastic materials in India.

    • Media

  • Hathway cable & Datacom limited: Providing Cable TV services & Internet services.has extensive cable network in 13 major cities & towns across India.
  • Outlook publications: is a leading left-wing weekly political news magazine in India
  • Asianet Satellite Communications :owns and operates a fiber optic cable network in Kerala

    • Insurance

  • Raheja QBE : General insurance company
  • JV with ING in financial services. Later fully acquired by Exide Industries.Now it is called Exide Life Insurance Company Limited.

    • Retail and wholesale

  • Tile Bazaar
  • Globus Stores
  • Health & Glow
  • Foodworlz

    • Software

  • Sonata Software

    • Personal life

    He is married to Suman, and they have two sons, Akshay and Viren, and live in Mumbai.

    References

    Rajan Raheja Wikipedia
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