Prem Watsa | |
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9th Chancellor of the University of Waterloo | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Mike Lazaridis |
Succeeded by | Tom Jenkins |
President/Vice Chancellor | David Johnston |
Chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana), India | 5 August 1950
Nationality | Canadian[1] |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Businessman |
Prem Watsa CM (born 5 August 1950) is an Indian-Canadian billionaire businessman who is the founder, chairman, and chief executive of Fairfax Financial Holdings, based in Toronto.[2][3][4][5] He has been called the "Canadian Warren Buffett."[6][7] He was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of India, Padma Shri, in January 2020.[8][9][10]