Jay Mehta
Jay Mehta | |
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| File:Jay Mehta.jpg Mehta in 2010 | |
| Born | 18 January 1961 India |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BS)[1] International Institute for Management Development (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Organization(s) | Indian operations (Mehta Group) Saurashtra Cement Ltd. and Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd. ADF Foods Ltd. |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Jhanvi Mehta |
| Relatives | Nanji Kalidas Mehta (grandfather) Shekhar Mehta (cousin) |
Jay Mehta (born 18 January 1961) is an Indian businessman. He is the son of Mahendra Mehta and Sunayana Mehta and grandson of Nanji Kalidas Mehta, who own the Mehta Group which is spread over Africa, India, Canada and United States. He is the cousin of late Kenyan race car driver, Shekhar Mehta. He is married to actress Juhi Chawla.
Education
[edit | edit source]In 1983, Mehta received his BS in engineering from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University in New York City. In 1991 he earned an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.[2]
Business interest
[edit | edit source]Mehta owns the Mehta Group, a multinational company. Mehta owns two companies in India:[citation needed]
- Saurashtra Cement Ltd (Ranavav near Porbandar, Gujarat)
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd (Veraval Gujarat India)
Along with actor Shahrukh Khan, he is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Jay Mehta is the husband of former Miss India and Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla.[4] He was earlier married to Sujata Birla, sister of Yash Birla who died in the Flight 605 plane crash in 1990. Mehta has two children with wife Juhi Chawla, a daughter, Jahnavi Mehta (born 2001) and a son, Arjun Mehta (born 2003).[5][6][7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Jay M Mehta . Bloomberg (30 May 2003). Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Gujarati businesspeople
- Indian Hindus
- Indian emigrants to England
- Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British people of Gujarati descent
- British Hindus
- English people of Indian descent
- English people of Gujarati descent
- English Hindus
- British businesspeople
- Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni
- Indian Premier League franchise owners
- Indian businesspeople in the cement industry
- International Institute for Management Development alumni
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