Abhay Firodia
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Age71
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Earnings$ 1.76 Billion
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Source of earningsAutomobiles
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Marital StatusMarried
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Children4
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ResidencePune
#70 India Rich List 2016
#88 India Rich List Rank 2015
#91 India Rich List Rank 2014
#93 India Rich List Rank 2013
Chairman of Force Motors, run by son Prasan, has opened 3 new factories in the past year, including one to make engines and axles for Mercedes-Benz. His privately held Jaya Hind Industries, which has a joint venture with French auto parts maker Montupet, supplies cylinder heads to Ford from a new factory in Madhya Pradesh. His holdings include stakes in companies of the Bajaj family (No. 17), which has seen their shares surge of late.
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