Rishad Naoroji (born 30 August 1951) is an Indian
billionaire
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environmentalist
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, businessperson, author, and one of the members of the
Godrej family
The Godrej family is an Indian Gujarati Parsi family that largely owns and manages the Godrej Group, a conglomerate founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. The family operates in various sectors, including ...
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Career
Naoroji is the cousin of Indian billionaire Adi Godrej and gets his fortune from a one-fifth share in the Godrej family's assets, but has never been involved in the family businesses.
He founded the Raptor Research and Conservation Foundation to focus on the conservation of Indian birds of prey.
Naoroji sits on the governing council of the Bombay Natural History Society.
According to the Forbes Billionaire's List in 2021, Naoroji has an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion, making him the 1299th richest person in the world.
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Godrej family
The Godrej family is an Indian Gujarati Parsi family that largely owns and manages the Godrej Group, a conglomerate founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. The family operates in various sectors, including ...
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Indian billionaires
Living people
Indian industrialists
1951 births
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