Madan Mohan Sabharwal

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, (21 August 1922 – 10 March 2018) is Indian business executive, social worker and a former president of the

HelpAge India HelpAge International is an international NGO that helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination, and overcome poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure, active and healthy lives. Five organisations from Canada, Colombi ...

. Born on 21 August 1922, he graduated in Economics from the

St. Stephen's College, Delhi St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for arts and sciences in India. It was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. The college ...

before starting a career which saw him holding senior positions at several business enterprises. He has served such companies as Dunlop India, Bata India,

Britannia Industries Britannia Industries Limited is an Indian company specialised in food industry, part of the Wadia Group headed by Nusli Wadia. Founded in 1892 and headquartered in Kolkata, it is one of India's oldest existing companies and best known for it ...

, Indian Oxygen Limited, Needle Industries India and Precision Electronics Ltd as the chairman and has been a member of the Board of Directors of

Oil India Limited Oil India Limited (OIL) is a Public Sector Undertakings in India, central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas oversees its op ...

, National Aluminium Company, Federal-Mogul Goetze (India), Avery India, Fibre Glass Pilkington Limited and Ranbaxy Laboratories. In 1980, he joined

, became its president in 1986 and is associated with the organization as its President Emeritus. He sits in the boards of Nutrition Foundation of India and the National Council for Older Persons. Sabharwal was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1998 by the British Government. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to society. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the ''International Conference on Geriatrics and Gerontology'' (2004) and the ''Vayoshreshtha Samman'' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Members of the Order of the British Empire Indian business executives 1936 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Indian businesspeople 20th-century Indian philanthropists {{India-business-bio-stub

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