Savitri Jindal
Born on: 20th March 1950
Title: Chairman O.P Jindal Group, Member of Legislative assembly
As of 2012, Savitri Jindal is the wealthiest woman in Asia. She has been on the Forbes 56th Richest person in the World and 7th richest in India with a net worth of $8.2 billion. Interestingly, she is also the 4th richest mother in the world.
When you look at this really simple woman draped in a sarree, you don’t see even a speck of pride on her face. Coming from a very conservative background, she spent all her life bringing up her 9 children. Her world revolved around her family and till she lost her husband in 2005, she had no idea of how much money he was even making. She was made to be the chairman of the O.P Jindal group in 2005 and she became the binding force for her 4 sons.
Even though she isn’t the most educated or experienced billionaire in India, the revenue of the company quadrupled after she took charge of the company. Till date she has proven herself to be a very composed, organized and tremendous leader.
With a background and History from the state of Haryana, she serves as the member of Haryana Legislative Assembly and held the office of Minister of Power till 2010.
O.P Jindal group was started in 1952 by Mr. O.P Jindal, an engineer by profession. It became the conglomerate for Steel, Power, Mining, Oil and gas. Each of these four divisions of her business is run by her four sons, Prithviraj, Sajjan, ratan and Naveen Jindal. Jindal steels are the third largest producer of steel in the world.
