Back كومار مانجالام بيرلا ARZ কুমার মঙ্গলম বিড়লা Bengali/Bangla Kumar Mangalam Birla German کومار بیرلا Persian कुमार मंगलम बिड़ला Hindi Kumar Mangalam Birla Italian ಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಂಗಳಂ ಬಿರ್ಲಾ Kannada കുമാർ മംഗളം ബിർള Malayalam कुमार मंगलम बिर्ला Marathi ကူးမား မန်ဂလမ် ဘာလာ Burmese
Kumar Mangalam Birla | |
|---|---|
 Birla in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 June 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai (BCom) London Business School (MBA) |
| Title | Chairman of Aditya Birla Group (heir) |
| Spouse |
Neerja Birla (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 (including Ananya Birla, Aryaman Birla) |
| Parent(s) | Aditya Vikram Birla and Rajashree Birla |
| Relatives | See Birla family |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2023) |
Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, philanthropist, and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India. He is the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani[1] and ex-chairman of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[2] According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of US$23 billion, as of March 2024 making him the 6th richest person in India.[3]
Birla took over as chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, at the age of 28, following the death of his father Aditya Vikram Birla.[4][5] During his tenure as chairman, the group's annual turnover has increased from US$2 Billion in 1995 to US$45 billion in 2021.[6] Today, the group is present in 36 countries across six continents with over 50% of its revenues coming from overseas operations.[7]
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- ^ "Kumar Mangalam Birla appointed as new chairman of IIM-A". The Indian Express. 23 October 2016.
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- ^ "Aditya Birla Group invests undisclosed sum in Zand in UAE". Economic Times. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.[permanent dead link]