Jehangir Wadia

Jehangir Wadia (born 6 July 1973), also known as Jeh Wadia, is an Indian businessman, who is the Managing Director of Go Airlines Ltd, Bombay Dyeing Ltd and its real estate division Bombay Realty. He is also a Director on the Boards of Britannia Industries Limited, The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp. Ltd, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others. He is a part of the business prominent Wadia family, through his grandfather Neville, and the politically important Jinnah family, through his grandmother Dina. He is the great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.[2]

Jehangir Wadia
Born (1973-07-06) 6 July 1973[1]
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)
Celina Wadia (m. 2003)
ChildrenJahangir and Ella
Parent(s)Nusli Wadia (father)
Maureen Wadia (mother)
RelativesSee Wadia family

Life and career

Jehangir (also known as Jeh) was born in Mumbai to businessman Nusli Wadia and former air hostess Maureen Wadia. He has one brother, Ness Wadia, who is a businessman. His grandparents were businessman Neville Wadia and Dina Jinnah. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and his wife Rattanbai Petit are his great grandparents. Jehangir, his brother and father are the direct and only descendants of Jinnah and his family. Jehangir did his initial schooling at the Lawrence School in Sanawar and moved to a boarding school in England to complete his graduation. Jehangir earned a master's degree in science from the Warwick University in England.

Jehangir is married to Celina (in 2003) who is Australian, they met in London and have two children together Jahangir and Ella.[3] Celina runs her own fashion line under the brand name C Femme. Jehangir Wadia is the managing director of GoAir, (which founding in 2005) which is India’s most trusted, punctual and fastest-growing budget airline. Under his able stewardship, GoAir has been rated four-out-of-four stars by 1.4 million passengers in a survey conducted by US-based APEX, a non-profit membership trade organization comprising the world’s leading airlines, industry suppliers, major media groups and related aviation industry leaders.

Jeh Wadia has been spearheading all his operations, with a hands-on management style. He leads from the front with an eye for detail on every aspect of the business - The World Economic Forum elected him as a Young Global Leader in the year 2008.

Jeh Wadia is the Managing Director of Go Airlines Ltd, BombayBombay Dyeing Ltd and its real estate division Bombay Realty. He is also a Director on the Boards of Britania Britannia Industries Limited, The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp. Ltd, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others.


References

  1. Sinh, Gauri (6 March 2003). "Jeh Wadia's tying the knot". Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. "Nusli Neville Wadia Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "'I'd never want to ride on Jeh's fame'". DNA. Retrieved 19 December 2014.


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