Nirav Modi
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Age45
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Earnings$ 1.74 Billion
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Source of earningsDiamond jewelry
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Marital StatusMarried
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Children3
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ResidenceMumbai
#71 India Rich List 2016
#82 India Rich List Rank 2015
#63 India Rich List Rank 2014
#64 India Rich List Rank 2013
Diamond jewelry designer is reportedly mulling an IPO of his $1.8 billion (revenue) Firestar Diamond. Meantime, he's expanded the high street presence of his eponymous brand by adding 2 more boutiques, in London and Macau, bringing the total to 8. He's aiming for 30 boutiques in a dozen countries by 2020. Modi's ultrarich and celebrity clients include Hollywood actress Kate Winslet, who wore his jewels at the Oscar ceremony this year.
The diamantaire celebrated 5 years of his brand and his wife Ami's 40th birthday in March with a gala held in a Jodhpur palace hotel
India Rich List 2016
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