Anil Agarwal’s journey: A look at the mining mogul’s legacy, leadership and resilience
Anil Agarwal family tree and net worth: Billionaire Anil Agarwal rose from a humble background to become one of India’s richest billionaires by founding Vedanta Resources Limited.
Over the years, he has not only built Vedanta into one of India’s leading conglomerates but also created a family, legacy and leadership from scratch.
Here’s a look at Anil Agarwal’s family tree:
Dwarka Prasad Agarwal: Dwarka Prasad Agarwal is the father of Anil Agarwal. He owned a small aluminum conductor business and lived in Patna, where his sons were also brought up.
Pravin Agarwal: Pravin Agarwal is the younger brother of Anil Agarwal and one of the prominent figures of the Sterlite Group, which is a part of Vedanta. He serves as President of Sterlite Power and Vice President of Sterlite Technologies (STL).
Navin Agarwal: Anil Agarwal’s youngest brother, Navin Agarwal, is the vice chairman of Vedanta Limited. He is married to Ruchira Agarwal and has two sons: Naivedya and Ananya.
Anil Agarwal – Kiran Agarwal: Anil Agarwal, founder of Vedanta Group, is the chairman of the company. The metal and mining magnate is credited with turning his scrap metal business into one of India’s most successful conglomerates. He married Kiran Agarwal and they had two children together: Agnivesh and Priya. Agnivesh Aggarwal passed away recently at the age of 49.
Agnivesh Agarwal: Agnivesh Agarwal was the eldest son of Anil Agarwal. He passed away in the United States following a sudden heart attack, the family said in a statement on Wednesday. Agnivesh founded Fujeirah Gold and was the Chairman of Hindustan Zinc.
Priya Agarwal Hebbar: Priya Agarwal Hebbar is the youngest daughter of Anil and Kiran Agarwal. He serves as a non-executive director at Vedanta and is chairman of Hindustan Zinc. He also co-founded Yoda, an animal care organization. Priya married Akarsh Hebbar in 2013 and the couple has a daughter named Mahii.
Anil Agarwal’s net worth
According to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires list, Anil Aggarwal’s net worth is $3.3 billion. The bulk of his wealth comes from his majority stake in Vedanta.
Anil Agarwal’s son passed away
Anil Agarwal on Wednesday shared that his son Agnivesh passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 49 in the USA.
Agarwal described it as the “darkest” day of his life and said his son was doing reasonably well following a skiing accident before the sudden medical setback took his life.
Making an emotional post on X, Agarwal said that Agnivesh was being treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and was not believed to be in danger.
“We believed the worst was over. But fate had other plans and a sudden heart attack took our son from us. No words can describe the pain of a parent who has to say goodbye to his child. A son should not be separated before his father. This loss has shattered us in ways we are still trying to understand,” he wrote.
