Jaiprakash Gaur

Jaiprakash Gaur (Hindi: जय प्रकाश गौर) born in Uttar Pradesh is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman. Gaur is the founder chairman of Jaiprakash Associates and Jaypee Group of companies.[1] Gaur has been associated with the construction industry for more than five decades. [1]

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Early Life and Education

Gaur graduated from University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1950 with a diploma in civil engineering .[2]

Career

After his graduation from IIT Roorkee, Gaur joined state government's irrigation department as a junior engineer.[3] In 1958 he started his own venture as a civil contractor[4][2] and two decades later, laid the foundation for the Jaypee Group by setting up Jaiprakash Associates, a civil engineering and construction company.[4] Gaur stepped down from the company board in October 2010.[5] In 2010 he was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 48th-richest person in India, with an estimated wealth of US$1.5 billion.[3]

Awards and honors

For his contribution to infrastructure and construction sector Gaur was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2008.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jaiprakash Gaur Profile at Bloomberg Businessweek". http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=24527278&ticker=10885752. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Jalindia - History". http://www.jalindia.com/history.htm. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Karmali, Naazneen, ed. "India's Richest: #48 - Jaiprakash Gaur" Forbes September 29, 2010
  4. ^ a b c "E&Y - Entrepreneur of the year". http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/EOY-2008-Finalists_JP-Gaur_Jaypee-Group. Retrieved 1 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Business Standard". http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/jaiprakash-gaur-opts-outcompany%5Cs-board/114378/on. Retrieved 1 July 2011.