P. N. C. Menon

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P. N. C. Menon
PNC Menon Chairman Emeritus Sobha Developers.jpg
Born (1948-11-17) 17 November 1948 (age 75)
Nationality Indian (till 1995)
Omani
Alma mater Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
OccupationBusiness
Employer(s)Founder and Chairman of Sobha Ltd.
SpouseSobha
Children3

Puthan Naduvakkatt Chenthamaraksha Menon, also known as P. N. C. Menon (born 17 November 1948) is an Omani billionaire businessman [1] born in Palakkad, Kerala. He is the founder and chairman of Sobha Ltd (Formerly Sobha Developers Ltd) [2] [3] [4] & Sobha LLC. [5] [6]

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Biography

Menon was born on 17 November 1948 . As his father was doing business in 'Thrissur', he grew and studied there. At the age of 10, he lost his father. Afterwards, he dropped out of Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, to do interior decoration business without completing his education.[ citation needed ] [7]

At the age of 26, he left Kerala for Oman, [8] where over the years he developed his interior decoration business into a profitable venture. In 1995, he started Sobha Ltd. in Bangalore [9] named after his wife. He is married to Sobha and they have three children: two daughters, Bindu and Revathi, and one son Ravi Menon [10] [11]

Philanthropy

P. N. C. Menon, established the Sri Kurumba Educational & Charitable Trust [12] in 1994, a year before he founded Sobha Developers. The trust adopted Vadakkencherry and Kizhakkancherry - two Panchayats each consisting 2 villages in Palakkad district, Kerala, [13] his native state, in 2006. In the adopted villages, the trust helps families with very low monthly income and provides education to children from 2,500 poor families (about 11000 people). [14]

In 2016, Menon and his wife Sobha joined The Giving Pledge list a philanthropic initiative started by Warren Buffett, former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. [15]

In February 2024, Menon contributed INR 110 million (USD 1.3M) to the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE with the aim to support the ongoing construction and upkeep of the temple, marking a significant milestone in the project. [16]

Awards and honours

Menon (2nd from right), other awardees stand along with President of India at award ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil with the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman awardees for 2009, at the 7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, in Chennai on January 09, 2009.jpg
Menon (2nd from right), other awardees stand along with President of India at award ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

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