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Prem Watsa | |
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| 9th Chancellor of the University of Waterloo | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Lazaridis |
| Succeeded by | Tom Jenkins |
| President/Vice Chancellor | David Johnston |
| Chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1950 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana), India |
| Nationality | Canadian[1] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Prem Watsa CM (born 5 August 1950) is an Indian-Canadian billionaire businessman who is the founder, chairman, and chief executive of Fairfax Financial Holdings, based in Toronto.[2][3][4][5] He has been called the "Canadian Warren Buffett."[6][7] He was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of India, Padma Shri, in January 2020.[8][9][10]
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- ^ Yahoo! Finance - Company Profile of Fairfax Financial[dead link]
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- ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "IIT Madras congratulates its professors, alumnus on being conferred with Padma awards". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.