Back كومار مانجالام بيرلا ARZ কুমার মঙ্গলম বিড়লা Bengali/Bangla Kumar Mangalam Birla German کومار بیرلا Persian कुमार मंगलम बिड़ला Hindi Kumar Mangalam Birla Italian ಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಂಗಳಂ ಬಿರ್ಲಾ Kannada കുമാർ മംഗളം ബിർള Malayalam कुमार मंगलम बिर्ला Marathi ကူးမား မန်ဂလမ် ဘာလာ Burmese
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Kumar Mangalam Birla | |
|---|---|
 Birla in 2019 | |
| Born | 14 June 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai (BCom) London Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman of Aditya Birla Group |
| Spouse |
Neerja Birla (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3, including Ananya Birla and Aryaman Birla |
| Parent(s) | Aditya Vikram Birla Rajashree Birla |
| Relatives | See Birla family |
| Awards |  Padma Bhushan (2023) |
Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India. He is the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani[1] and ex-chairman of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[2] In 2023, Birla received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India.[3]
As of December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$23.1 billion.[4]
Born to Aditya Vikram Birla, the eldest of two children, he took over as chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, at the age of 28, following the death of his father, Aditya Vikram Birla.[5][6] During Birla's tenure as chairman, the group's annual turnover increased from US$2 billion in 1995 to US$65 billion as of March 2024.[7][8][9] Today, the group is present in 41 countries across six continents[7][10] with over 50% of its revenues coming from overseas operations.[11]
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