Ness Wadia
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Wadia at the Giants Day Awards in 2007
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| Born |
30 May 1972 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | Maureen and Nusli |
| Relatives | See Wadia family |
Ness Wadia (born 30 May 1972) is an Indian businessman. Part of the Wadia family, where his parents and several family members are business persons, he is also related to the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, through his grandmother Dina Jinnah. Wadia is the Managing Director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries. He was the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing, the flagship company of the Wadia Group, till March 2011 when he stepped down from the post. Wadia is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab.
He was born into the Parsi Wadia family. His parents are Nusli Wadia and Maureen Wadia. He is the grandson of Neville Wadia and Dina Wadia, and the great grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and Maryam Jinnah. Ness's younger brother, Jehangir Wadia, is the Managing Director of group companies Bombay Dyeing and GoAir.
After completing his education at The Cathedral & John Connon School as well as Lawrence School, India, Ness studied in England at Millfield School. Ness studied International Relations at Tufts University near Boston, Massachusetts, and then went on to do his M.Sc in Engineering Management at University of Warwick.
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