Jehangir Wadia

Jehangir Wadia
Born Jehangir Wadia
6 July 1973
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Managing Director GoAir and Bombay Dyeing
Partner(s) Celina Wadia
Children (Two) Jahangir , Ella
Parent(s) Nusli Wadia (father)
Maureen Wadia (mother)
Relatives Ness Wadia (brother)
Neville Wadia (grand father)
Dina Jinnah (grand mother)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (great-grand father)
Maryam Jinnah (great-grand mother)

Jehangir Wadia (Gujarati: જહાંઞીર વાડિયા) (also known as Jeh Wadia) born 6 July 1973 in Mumbai India, is a businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is the son of Nusli Wadia and Maureen Wadia, the great-grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and younger brother of Ness Wadia.[1]

Jehangir Wadia did his initial schooling at St. Lawrence's Boarding School in Sanawar and moved to a boarding school in England to complete his graduation. Jehangir is MSc. from Warwick University in England.

Jehangir is married to Celina (Australia origin) whom he met at London and have two children Jahangir and Ella. [2]

Jehangir Wadia is the managing director of GoAir, a budget airline which he founded in 2004, and of Bombay Dyeing, a diversified company with interests in Retail, Real Estate, Textiles and PSF.[3][4]

GoAir and Bombay Dyeing are a part of the conglomerate Wadia Group.

References

  1. "Top Stories: Dina Wadia visits Mazar of her Father, the Quaid-i-Azam". Pakistan Times. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  2. "‘I’d never want to ride on Jeh’s fame’". DNA. Retrieved 19 Dec 2014.
  3. Neha Tara Mehta (2009-09-24). "Shekhar speaks up for a green world: India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  4. "Bombay Dyeing Management: Jeh elevated, Ness steps down". The Times of India. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-02.