Priti Gautam Adani (born 1965) with $1 billion net worth is an Indian

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, and chairwoman of

Adani Foundation Adani Group is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate, headquartered in Ahmedabad. It was founded by Gautam Adani in 1988 as a commodity trading business, with the flagship company Adani Enterp ...

. She is one of the leading women educators in the state of

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Early life and education

In 1965, Priti Adani was born in

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to a Gujarati family. She completed her bachelor’s degree in dental surgery from Government Dental College, Ahmedabad. She is married to Adani Group chairman

Gautam Adani Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. He is also the president of Ad ...

, India's richest person.

Career

During her early days, Priti Adani started her career as a

. In the year 1996, she was appointed as chairperson of

. In 2001, after the Bhuj Earthquake, she started the Adani DAV School in Mundra. Later, the school was renamed Adani Public School. In June 2009, she and her husband established Adani Vidya Mandir in Bhadreshwar (near

Mundra Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Founded in about the 1640s, the town was an important mercantile centre and port throughout its history. Mundra Port is the largest pr ...

) and Ahmedabad. Adani Vidya Mandir provides free higher secondary education to underprivileged children. Under her leadership, Adani Group's CSR budget for 2018-19 rose to Rs 128 crore from Rs 95 crore, in a year's time.

Awards

FICCI The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in India. History Established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi by Indian businessman G.D. Birla and ...

-FLOW Women Philanthropist Award (2010–11). * An honorary doctorate by Gujarat Law Society University.

Personal life

Priti Adani is married to

, the current chairman of the Adani Group. They have two sons -

Karan Adani Karan Gautam Adani (, born 7 April 1987) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited and a director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited. In 2008, he was included in a list of "Tycoons of Tomorrow" by Forbes India. Early life ...

and Jeet Adani.

External links

Official site

References