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| − | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|15}}
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| − | | birth_place = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sadulpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
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| − | | religion = [[Hinduism]]
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| − | | residence = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]],[[United Kingdom]]
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| − | | occupation = CEO & Chairman of [[Arcelor Mittal]]
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| − | | country = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
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| − | | networth = {{gain}} $32 billion [[USD]] [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Lakshmi-Mittal_R0YG.html]
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| − | | website=[http://www.mittalsteel.com/Company/Management/Board+of+Directors/Lakshmi+N.+Mittal.htm Profile on mittalsteel.com]
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| − | '''Lakshmi Narayan Mittal'''<ref>http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/lakshmi-mittal/index.htm | Lakshmi Mittal Biography | accessdate=7-21-2007</ref> (or '''Lakshmi Nivas Mittal''') ('''लक्ष्मी िनवास मित्तल''') (born [[June 15]], [[1950]]) is a [[London]]-based [[India]]n [[billionaire]] [[industrialist]], born in [[Sadulpur]] Village, in the [[Churu]] district of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]], and residing in [[Kensington]], [[London]]. He is the fifth richest person in the world, with a fortune of [[US$]]32 billion according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Lakshmi-Mittal_R0YG.html </ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6571269.stm </ref>
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| − | The ''[[Financial Times]]'' named Mittal its 2006 Person of the Year. In May 2007, he was named one of the "100 most influential people" by ''[[Time]]'' magazine.
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| − | ==Early years==
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| − | Lakshmi spent his first years in India, living with his extended family on bare floors and rope beds in a house built by his grandfather. His family, from the [[Marwaris|Marwari]] [[Aggarwal]] [[caste]], was from humble roots; his grandfather worked for the Tarachand Ghanshyamdas Poddar firm, one of the leading Marwari industrial firms of pre-independence India. They eventually moved to Calcutta where his father, Mohan, became a partner in a steel company and made a fortune.
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| − | Lakshmi was a keen student and his classmates knew him as a sharp student who was good with numbers. He graduated at the top from St. Xavier's College in Kolkata with a Bachelor of Commerce degree<ref>http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/lakshmi-mittal/index.htm | Lakshmi Mittal Biography | accessdate=7-21-2007</ref> in Business and Accounting in 1969.{{Fact|date=May 2007}}
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| − | ==Career==
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| − | Lakshmi Mittal began his career working in the family's steelmaking business in India, and in 1976, when the family founded its own steel business, Mittal set out to establish its international division, beginning with the buying of a run-down plant in Indonesia. Shortly afterwards he married Usha, the daughter of a well-to-do moneylender. In 1994, due to differences with his father and brothers, he branched out on his own, taking over the international operations of the Mittal steel business, which was already owned by the family. The family of Mittal never spoke to the public about the reasons for the split, although, there were rumors it was due to financial instablity between the brothers.
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| − | ==Today==
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| − | Since [[2005]], Mittal has been the richest person residing in the United Kingdom. He is the President of the Board of Directors and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Arcelor Mittal]]; Arcelor Mittal is the world's largest producer of low and mid-grade steels, with assets in [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Romania]], [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]], [[South Africa]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Indonesia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. On [[July 13]], [[2005]] it was announced that he had donated £2 million to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], and on [[January 16]] [[2007]] it was announced that he had donated a further £3 million.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} Although he has been living abroad for many years, he claims he will remain an Indian. <ref>Mittal says he will remain an Indian. - [http://www.agarwaltoday.com/jul061.html Agarwal Today Special Report]</ref>
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| − | ==Personal wealth==
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| − | In March 2007, Mittal was reported the 5th wealthiest person in the world by ''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' (up from 61st richest in 2004). The Mittal family owns 44% of [[Arcelor Mittal]], the world's largest steel company.<ref>{{cite news | title=Mittal announces bid for rival Arcelor | publisher=The Guardian | date=January 27, 2006 | url=http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1696397,00.html}}</ref>
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| − | His residence at 18-19 [[Kensington Palace Gardens]] was bought from ''Formula One'' car racing boss [[Bernie Ecclestone]] in 2004 for [[GBP|£]]57.1 million ($105.7 million), the world's highest price ever paid for a house.<ref>The sale was widely misreported at £70 million, {{cite news | title=$128M Spend for London House | publisher=MSNBC|date=April 12, 2004|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4722789/}} before accurate figures were available from HM Land Registry.{{cite news | title=Super rich | publisher=The Guardian |date=April 17, 2006 | url=http://money.guardian.co.uk/tax/story/0,,1755287,00.html}}</ref> Formerly, this house was the residence of [[Paul Reuter]], the founder of the [[Reuters]] news service.<ref>{{cite news | title=Super rich | publisher=The Guardian |date=April 17, 2006 | url=http://money.guardian.co.uk/tax/story/0,,1755287,00.html}}</ref>
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| − | Mittal has two children. His son, [[Aditya Mittal]], is the CFO of Arcelor Mittal. Mittal paid over £30 million to host his daughter Vanisha's [[wedding]] celebration in [[Vaux le Vicomte]] on [[22 June]] [[2004]] and an engagement ceremony at the [[Palace of Versailles]] on [[20 June]] [[2004]], the world's most expensive wedding ever. He even hosted a [[Bollywood]] night where superstars like [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Shahrukh Khan]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]] performed. [[Kylie Minogue]] also sang on stage.<ref>http://www.weddingsutra.com/community/featured_vanisha_prewed.asp </ref>
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| − | Mittal's house in [[Kensington Palace Gardens|Kensington]], London is decorated with marble taken from the same [[quarry]] that supplied the [[Taj Mahal]]. The extravagant show of wealth has been deemed the "Taj Mittal."<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/estate-rich-home-forbeslife_07billionaires_cz_mw_0308homes.html </ref>
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| − | Recently, Mittal has emerged as a leading contender to buy Barclays Premiership clubs [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], but has so far refused to comment.
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| − | ==Charity==
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| − | After witnessing India won only one medal, [[bronze medal|bronze]], in the [[2000 Olympics]], and one medal, [[silver medal|silver]], at the [[2004 Olympics]], Mittal decided to set up [[Mittal Champions Trust]] with U$9 million to support 10 Indian athletes with world-beating potential.<ref>http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=9054 </ref>
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| − | For ''[[Comic Relief]] 2007'', he matched the money raised (~£1 million) on the celebrity special BBC programme, ''[[The Apprentice]]''.
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| − | ==Awards==
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| − | *2006: Person of the Year - ''Financial Times''
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| − | *2004: European Businessman of the Year - ''Fortune'' magazine
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| − | *1998: Willy Korf Steel Vision Award - ''American Metal Market'' and ''PaineWeber’s World Steel Dynamics''
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| − | *1996: Steelmaker of the Year - ''New Steel''
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Arcelor Mittal]]
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| − | *[[List of billionaires]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://clevescene.com/2007-08-22/news/battling-the-steel-baron/ Cleveland News article about Ohio Citizen Action's struggle with one of Mittal's steel mills]
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| − | *[http://www.arcelormittal.com ArcelorMittal website]
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| − | *[http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060213-1156507,00.html Article on Mittal with background on Arcelor takeover bid] - ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
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| − | *[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9072-1521099,00.html Article on Mittal] - Times Online
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| − | *[http://www.indobase.com/indians-abroad/laxmi-mittal.html Biography of Lakshmi Mittal]
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| − | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1818955.stm Q&A on the "Mittalgate" scandal] - [[BBC News]]
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| − | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3830009.stm BBC - ""Glimpsing a Fairytale Wedding""] - [[BBC News]]
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| − | *[http://www.webindia123.com/personal/abroad/mittal.htm Personal information] - webindia123.com
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| − | *[http://yachts.monacoeye.com/pages/20070518amevi02.html Amevi] - Photo of Mittal's new 80m (262'5") yacht, [http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/megayachts/megayacht%2Damevi%2D2007/| ranked #32]of World’s 100 Largest Yachts 2007 by [[Power & Motoryacht Magazine]]
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| − | *[http://www.agarwaltoday.com/jul061.html Proud to be Indian] - Agarwal Today.com Report
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