Nusli Wadia
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Nusli Wadia is a Parsi Christian entrepreneur, and an important figure in the Indian textile industry and real-estate business.
Nusli Wadia is the son of Neville and Dina Wadia, and the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.
He is the chairman and majority owner of Bombay Dyeing, a major Indian textile company, and has vast holdings in real estate across Mumbai.
He is married to Maureen Wadia, who heads Gladrags Magazine and is one of the forces behind the Miss India beauty pageant. Their son, Ness Wadia, is managing director of Bombay Dyeing.
Nusli Wadia is a member of the Wadia family, and a direct descendant of Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Sir Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney) and Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, as well as a distant relative of JRD Tata.
On January 19th, 2007, Nusli Wadia was involved with carrying a gun with live bullets on plane. He was flying from Bombay(Mumbai) to Dubai. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6276043.stm
He is featured as a young man in the film 'Guru' in 2007, which is loosely based on rival tycoon Dhirubai Ambani's life.
[edit] External references
- The Wadias of India. Neville Wadia was the son-in-law of Jinnah - the founder of Pakistan. He was a close friend of Late Sir Datar Singh world famous dairy expert.
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