Lakshmi Mittal Bio
Real Name: Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
Profession: Businessperson
Personal Life
Date of Birth : 15 June 1950
Age (as in 2019) : 68 Years
Birthplace : Rajgarh, Rajasthan
Zodiac sign : Gemini
Nationality: Indian
University: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Religion: Hinduism
Net Worth : $14.5 Billion
Family
Father: Mohan Mittal
Mother: Geeta Mittal
Siblings: Three
Sisters: Seema Lohia
Brothers: Pramod Mittal, Vinod Mittal
Marital Status : Married
Spouse : Usha Mittal
Children: 2
Son: Aditya Mittal (22 January 1976)
Daughter: Vanisha Mittal (23 August 1980)
style="font-size: 22px ;color: #ff7a00" >Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) : 175 cm (in centimeters), 1.75 m, 5’ 9” (in feet inches)
Weight (approx.): 78 kg, 171 lbs (in pounds)
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 38 inches
- Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Grey/Black
About Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is an Indian business tycoon; he is also called as steel magnate and ‘Iron Man of Calcutta’. He is the chairman and Chief executive officer of “Arcelor Mittal”, which is the world’s largest steel making company.
Early life
Lakshmi Mittal was born on June 15, 1950 in Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India. He was born in a business class family. He went to attend ‘St. Xavier’s College’ and graduated with Bachelor’s degree in commerce in year 1969. After comleting his education, Lakshmi Mittal has worked as a trainee in a steel mill and later on, he opened his own mill in year 1976.
Career
Lakshmi Mittal stated his career with joining his father’s business of steel ‘Nippon Denro Ispat’ where he worked in International department. He founded his own company by the name of ‘Mittal Steel’ in 1976. In the early 90s the steel magnate bought weakened companies and saved them. Mittal steel is currently a worldwide steel producer that operates in 14 countries. Arcelor Mittal is the largest producer of steel in the world right now.
Mittal is a generous philanthropist and has formed many trusts. He has the membership of the Foreign Investment Council (Kazakhstan), the International Investment Council of the World Economic Forum, the International Investment Council (South Africa) and the International Iron and Steel Institute Executive Committee.
Personal Life & Death
Talking about Lakshmi Mittal’s marital status and personal life, he is reportedly a married and is married to his wife Usha Mittal, they together have two children named Aditya Mittal and Vanisha Mittal, his son is his legal heir.
Apart from his own family, Lakshmi Mittal has three siblings, Pramod Mittal, Vinod Mittal and Usha Mittal, from which he separated his business.
Lakshmi Mittal, has won many prestigious awards and accolades during his lifetime. One of them is Forbes life time achievement award and Padmabhushan in year 2008.
Net worth
As per information available on web sources, Lakshmi Mittal’s has reportedly a net worth of US$14.5 billion, he is third richest man in India and stands at 62nd position in the world’s list of billionaires.