Gautam Adani Short biography
Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist who is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. The Adani Group has businesses in various sectors, including ports, logistics, mining, power generation, renewable energy, and infrastructure.
Adani was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on June 24, 1962. He dropped out of college to start his own business in diamond trading. In the early 1990s, he shifted his focus to commodities trading, and Adani Exports, the flagship company of the Adani Group, was founded in 1994.
Under Adani's leadership, the Adani Group has grown into one of the largest conglomerates in India. The group has a presence in over 50 countries and employs over 250,000 people. Adani is known for his aggressive business style and his focus on infrastructure development.