Exploring the Vision of Kumar Manglam Birla

Kumar Manglam Birla Born on June 14, 1967, Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian millionaire, philanthropist, and chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the country’s biggest corporations. He was the former chairman of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and currently serves as chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science in Pilani. According to Forbes, he is the sixth richest person in India, with an estimated net worth of US$23 billion as of March 2024. rewrite the blog by adding more information about kumar manglam birla

After his father, Aditya Vikram Birla, passed away in 1995, Birla assumed the role of chairman of the Aditya Birla Group at the age of 28. During his tenure as chairman, the group’s yearly turnover grew from US$2 billion in 1995 to US$45 billion in 2021. The business now operates in 36 countries on six continents, with international activities accounting for more than half of its total revenue.

Kumar Manglam Birla Early life and education

A Birla family member from Pilani, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, who is in his fourth generation Born in Kolkata, Kumar Birla was raised in a Mumbai joint household with his younger sister Vasavadatta Birla and parents Aditya Vikram and Rajashree Birla. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai’s H.R. College of Commerce and Economics after completing his high school education at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. After attending London Business School, he graduated from the University of London in 1992 with a Master of Business Administration. At LBS, he is also an honorary fellow. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has certified him as a chartered accountant.

Accolades conferred on Mr. Birla

Mr. Birla has received praise for his outstanding contributions to the development of institution systems and leadership processes. A list that has been chosen:

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI, 2024) presented the CA Hall of Fame Award.
• One of India’s greatest civilian honours, the Padma Bhushan, was given out by the Indian government in 2023.
• The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) 2021 Global Entrepreneur Award
• The 2019 ABLF Global Asian Award
• “Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) Honoris Causa” from Amity University in Haryana, 2019
• IBLA’s “Outstanding Businessman of the Year 2017” on CNBC-TV18
• “The GIL Visionary Leadership Award” (Global Innovation Leader) from Frost & Sullivan, 2017
• The “CEO of the Year Award 2016” from the International Advertising Association (IAA)
• Greetings, Business Leader of the Year 2014 (November 2014) Hall of Fame
• “Global Leadership Award” from the US India Business Council (USIBC) for 2014.
• The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, 2012–2013, “Business Leader of the Year”
• “Second Most Powerful CEO (2013)” in the 100 CEOs included in Corporate India’s Definitive Power by the Economic Times
• The “Entrepreneur of the Year, 2012” Flagship Award of the Forbes India Leadership Award
• “Most Inspiring Leader” at the 2012 NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards
• The Visvesvaraya Technological University in Karnataka awarded him a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree in 2012 in appreciation of his contributions to “pioneering great engineering products involving multi-disciplinary engineering thought processes in the country.”
• The 2012 “Global Business Leader Award” from NASSCOM.
• “Taking India Abroad” won the 2012 CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Award.
• Condé Nast India Pvt. Ltd., a division of Condé Nast Global, presented the “GQ Business Leader of the Year Award-2011.”
• For “being the most outstanding business person and making a success out of most businesses including the sunrise sector,” CNN-IBN named the 2010 Indian of the Year in Business.
• “Business Leader of the Year” was the 2010 Managing India Award from the All India Management Association (AIMA).
• In 2008, the G. D. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Science (Honoris causa) in “recognition of his invaluable contribution in the field of business administration.”
• The Doctor of Literature degree was awarded by SRM University in Tamil Nadu in 2008, “for the development of technology and also for the involvement in the field of industries to bring the country at par with other countries in the field of industries.”
• In their 2007 Business Leader Awards category, NDTV Profit named the Global Indian Leader of the Year and the Asia Pacific Global HR Excellence – “Exemplary Leader” Award
• The 2006 Lakshmipat Singhania “National Leadership Award, Business Leader” from IIM, Lucknow
• Award for “The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year,” 2005
• “Young Super Performer in the Category of CEO” by Business Today in 2005
• selected as one of the “Young Global Leaders” by the World Economic Forum (Davos) in 2004
• “The Honoris Causa Degree of D. Litt” in 2004 by Banaras Hindu University
• “The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2002-2003: Business Leader of the Year”
• Business India’s “Businessman of the Year-2003”
• “The Outstanding Businessman of the Year,” National HRD Network, 2001
• The 2001 “Golden Peacock National Award for Business Leadership” from the Institute of Directors
• “The Businessman of the Year,” Hindustan Times, 2001
• “The top CEO of the upcoming millennium and one of the top 10 most admired and respected CEOs in India,” World of Business, 1998.

Wealth History

Forbes Lists

#8 India Richest (2024)

#98 Billionaires(2024)

Personal Stats

Age	Mumbai,India
Source of Wealth	Diversified
Residence	Mumbai, India
Citizenship	India
Maritual Status	Married
Children	3
Education	Master of Business Administration, London Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Mumbai