Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar
Born (1945-07-14) 14 July 1945 (age 79)[1]
Moolaipozhi, Madras Presidency, British India
Alma materPSG College of Technology
Occupation(s)Founder, HCLTech, SSN College of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, and Shiv Nadar University, Chennai
SpouseKiran Nadar
ChildrenRoshni Nadar Malhotra
RelativesS. N. Balakrishnan (brother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2008)

Shiv Nadar (born 14 July 1945) is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist.[2] He was the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, and is chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in the year 1976 and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades.[3] In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry.[4] Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus (Old Persian for "wizard"),[5] since the mid-1990s he has focused his efforts on developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation.[6] According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of US$42 billion as of October 2024 making him one of the richest people in the world.[7]

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  2. ^ "Shiv Nadar's Path To Philanthropy". Fortune India. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL Tech MD, C Vijayakumar to take over". mint. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. ^ Arvind Padmanabham. "Shiv Nadar completes 25 years of success". Rediff. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  6. ^ Vijay (15 September 2011). "Shiv Nadar Foundation forays into elementary education". Business Standard India. Machinist.in. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Shiv Nadar". Forbes. Retrieved 5 July 2024.