Chairman of ArcelorMittal & Aperam Owner of Karrick Limited[4] Co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Known for
Steel magnate King of Steel [5]
Board member of
Goldman Sachs
Spouse
Usha Mittal
Children
2, including Aditya Mittal
Relatives
Pramod Mittal (brother)
Awards
Padma Vibhushan (2008)[6]
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (Hindi:[ˈləkʃminɪˈʋaːsˈmɪtːəl]ⓘ; born 15 June 1950) is Indian steel magnate,[7] based in the United Kingdom. He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaking company,[8] as well as chairman of stainless steel manufacturer Aperam.[9] Mittal owns 38% of ArcelorMittal and holds a 3% stake in EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers.[10]
In 2005, Forbes ranked Mittal as the third-richest person in the world, making him the first Indian citizen to be ranked in the top ten in the publication's annual list of the world's richest people.[11][12] He was ranked the sixth-richest person in the world by Forbes in 2011, but dropped to 82nd place in March 2015.[13] He is also the "57th-most powerful person" of the 72 individuals named in Forbes' "Most Powerful People" list for 2015.[14] His daughter Vanisha Mittal's wedding (in 2005) was the second-most expensive in recorded history.[15]
Mittal has been a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs since 2008.[16] He sits on the World Steel Association's executive committee,[17] and is a member of the Global CEO Council of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,[17] the Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan,[17] the World Economic Forum's International Business Council,[17] and the European Round Table of Industrialists.[17] He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Cleveland Clinic.[17]
In 2005, The Sunday Times named him "Business Person of 2006", the Financial Times named him "Person of the Year", and Time magazine named him "International Newsmaker of the Year 2006".[17] In 2007, Time magazine included him in their "Time 100" list.[18]
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^"LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
^"A look at how the steel baron's net worth changed between 55 and 72 years of age". CNBC TV18. 15 June 2022.
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