Samir Modi (born 15 December 1969) is an Indian businessman, and the younger son of

K.K. Modi Krishan Kumar Modi (27 August 1940 – 2 November 2019), also known as K. K. Modi, was an Indian businessman and the President of Modi Enterprises. Among his three children is Lalit Modi. Background Modi was born in August 1940 in Patiala, t ...

and Bina Modi. He is an executive director at

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, which was founded by his grandfather,

Gujarmal Modi Gujarmal Modi (9 August 1902 – 22 January 1976) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist, who co-established the Modi Group of companies and the industrial city of Modinagar in 1933, along with his brother Kedar Nath Modi. A sugar mill ...

, in 1933. He is also an executive director of Godfrey Phillips India and a director of Indofil Industries Ltd. He participated in launching various initiatives for the Modi Group, including Modicare
Colorbar Cosmetics
and Twenty Four Seven convenience stores.

Education

Modi studied at the all-boys boarding school,

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. He then received a bachelor's degree from

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Career

Modi began his business career in 1992 as a management trainee for

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in the US where he promoted

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brand cigarettes. After various stints in the Modi Group's businesses, he launched a network-marketing arm, Modicare, in 1996. The venture began with 12 products and 300 distributors. In 2003, he took over the cosmetics business in Modicare, launching Colorbar Cosmetics for the domestic Indian market in 2004. Over the years, Modi carved out a niche for ''Colorbar'' by repositioning the brand as a more exclusive yet affordable product. In 2005, Modi launched Twenty Four Seven, India's first 24-hour retail store chain. Modi marketed the retail chain as a one-stop shop for daily and general necessities.

Personal life

He is the youngest of

and Bina Modi's children. Samir's elder sister, Charu Modi is the CEO and vice-president of Modi Academic International Institute, while brother Lalit Modi is a former cricket administrator, who founded the

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(IPL) cricket tournament in 2008. In 1991, Samir married Shivani (née Gupta), whose father runs Delton Cables. They have two daughters, Jayati and Vedika. Their elder daughter Jayati had a small role was part in the 2013 film '' Gippi''. He received a gold medal in a

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state boxing championship,

Philanthropy

In 1996, he set up the Modicare Foundation to prevent the escalation of HIV/AIDS, enhance awareness, and erase the myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease. In 1998, Modi published ''The Positive Side'', a book that promotes AIDS awareness and contains real-life experiences of patients and their battle with the disease.

References

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