Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 4 in |
Weight | 70 kg |
Date of Birth | March 23, 1953 |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian entrepreneur who has served as the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. She is also the former chairperson of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. In 2011, she was included in the Financial Times‘ list of the top 50 women in business and was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2019. For her contributions to the biotechnology sector, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was honored with the Padma Shri (the 4th-highest civilian award of the Republic of India) in 1989 and the Padma Bhushan (the 3rd-highest civilian award in the Republic of India) in 2005 by the government of India.
Born Name
Kiran Mazumdar
Other Name
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Residence
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality
Education
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw studied at Bishop Cotton Girls’ School (BCGS), a private all-girls school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, Karnataka. After graduating in 1968, she enrolled at Mount Carmel College (MCC) (an autonomous college affiliated with Bengaluru City University). She studied Biology and Zoology and graduated from Bangalore University with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology in 1973.
Later on, she attended Ballarat College (an affiliated college of the University of Melbourne) in Australia and studied malting and brewing. The only woman enrolled in the brewing course, she topped her class in 1974 and subsequently obtained the degree as a master brewer in 1975.
Occupation
Entrepreneur
Family
- Father – Rasendra Mazumdar (Served as the head brewmaster at United Breweries)
- Mother – Yamini Mazumdar (Entrepreneur)
- Siblings – Ravi Mazumdar (Brother) (Professor), Dev Mazumdar (Brother) (Software Engineer)
Net Worth
According to Forbes, her net worth was $2.3B as of June 20, 2023.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
70 kg or 154.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has dated –
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is of Gujarati descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Pierced ears
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Facts
Featured Image by Sofia Negron / Science History Institute / CC BY-SA 3.0
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