Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal
Mittal in 2014
Born
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal

(1950-06-15) 15 June 1950[1]
Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta, (B.Com.)[1]
Occupation(s)Chairman & CEO of
Arcelor Mittal
Owner of Karrick Limited[2]
Co-owner of
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Known forSteel magnate
King of Steel[3]
Board member ofGoldman Sachs
SpouseUsha Mittal
ChildrenVanisha Mittal
Aditya Mittal
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2008)[4]

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (Hindustani: [ˈləkʃmi nɪˈʋaːs ˈmɪtːəl] (listenⓘ); born 15 June 1950) is an Indian steel businessman.[5] He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal.[6]

In 2005, Forbes ranked Mittal as the third-richest person in the world, making him the first Indian citizen to be ranked in the top ten in the publication's annual list of the world's richest people.[7][8] In 2007, Mittal was considered to be the richest Asian person in Europe.[9][10]

Mittal has been a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs since 2008.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cha". Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Lakshmi Mittal, Owner of Karrick Limited". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Reed, Stanley; Biesheuvel, Thomas (10 November 2011). "Lakshmi Mittal, the King of Steel, Trips Up". Businessweek. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  5. ↑ Srikar Muthyala (29 September 2015). "The List of Great Entrepreneurs of India in 2015". MyBTechLife. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lakshmi Mittal". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  7. ↑ "The Hindu : Front Page : Lakshmi Mittal third wealthiest in world: Forbes". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "Tory pressure over Mittal row". BBC News. London: BBC. 12 February 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lakshmi Mittal – Richest Person in Europe | SouthAsian.com". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mittal richest in Europe and UK; fifth in the world". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Board of Directors – Lakshmi N. Mittal". Goldman Sachs. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.


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