Jaiprakash Gaur

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Jaiprakash Gaur
Born (1931-01-01) January 1, 1931 (age 94)[ citation needed ]
Education Indian Institute Of Technology Roorkee (1950)
RelativesManoj Gaur, Rita Dixit, Sameer Gaur
Website jalindia.com

Jaiprakash Gaur (born c.1930[ citation needed ]) is an Indian entrepreneur. He founded and, until his retirement in 2010, was the chairman of Jaypee Group, a conglomerate with a heavy emphasis on engineering and construction (particularly for infrastructure and power projects), cement, and hydropower production. In 2012 he was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 70th-richest person in India, with an estimated net worth of US$855 million. [1] Gaur has been associated with the construction industry for more than five decades. [2]

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Early life

Gaur was born in a Gaur Brahman [3] family of the village Chitta near Bulandshahr in present Uttar Pradesh. [4] His father was an agricultural inspector in the British government and worked as a serviceman in Beej Godam, Pakki Sarai at Anupshahr. He completed his secondary education at LDAV Inter college Anupshahr. After graduating as a civil engineer from the University of Roorkee, he worked as a junior engineer in the Uttar Pradesh state irrigation department, [5] [6] [7]

Career

After graduation, Gaur joined the state government's irrigation department as a junior engineer. [8] Subsequently he started his own venture as a civil contractor. [6] [9] Two decades later, he laid the foundation for the Jaypee Group by setting up Jaiprakash Associates, a civil engineering and construction company. [9] [10] To leave a secure government job and pursue contractorship in 1958, when it was considered to be most prestigious, required courage. In 1967, he led and transformed a motley group of persons into a company which took pride in its cable address "Iron Will" and went on to execute:

In 2010 he was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 48th-richest person in India, with an estimated wealth of US$1.5 billion. [8]

Awards and honours

References

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  9. 1 2 3 "Entrepreneur of the Year: Jaiprakash Gaur". Ernst & Young. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  10. "Jaiprakash Gaur Opts Out of Company's Board". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  11. "Distinguished Alumni Awardees - 2005". Sampark. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  12. Hiscock, Geoff (2008). India's Global Wealth Club: The Stunning Rise of Its Billionaires and Their Secrets of Success. Wiley. ISBN   9780470822388 . Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  13. "Chief Minister felicitates the Udyog Ratnas". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 25 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 via Highbeam.
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