Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar (born 18 July 1945) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. As of 2014, his personal wealth is estimated at $11.1 billion. Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT Enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his company's focus. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus (Old Persian for Wizard), since mid-1990s has focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Shiv Nadar is the brother of famous tamil novelist Ramanichandran.

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Shiv Nadar
Birth dateJuly 14, 1945
Birth place
India , Tamil Nadu , Thiruchendur , Moolaipozhi
Nationality
India
Residence
India , New Delhi
Education
PSG College of Technology
Spouse
Kiran Nadar
Children

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