Anu Aga | |
|---|---|
 Director, Thermax Ltd., Padma Shri Awardee, MP- Rajya Sabha Member-National Advisory Council (GOI) | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Member, National Advisory Council | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1942 Mumbai, India |
| Residence(s) | Pune, India |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| Occupation | Ex-Chairperson, Thermax Ltd., social worker |
Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.[1][2] She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 richest Indians by net worth according to Forbes magazine.[3][4] She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM.[5]
After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work by the Government of India.[6] She is currently Chairperson of Teach For India.[7] She was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament on 26 April 2012, by President Pratibha Patil.[8]
As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated OCTOBER 09, 2024, Anu Aga is ranked 67th with a net worth of $4.7 Billion.[9]
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- ^ "Anu Aga passes Thermax baton to new chairperson". The Indian Express. 5 October 2004.
- ^ "India's Richest". Forbes. 14 November 2007. p. 2.
- ^ Vashisht, Pooja (9 February 2004). "Anu Aga and triumph of the spirit". The Times of India.
- ^ "Women of the Decade". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
- ^ "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Board of Directors | Teach for India". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Nominated (Rajya Sabha) - Statement as on 03/02/2014". Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "India's 100 Richest".