O. P. Jindal
Politician
1930 – 2005
Who was O. P. Jindal?
Om Prakash Jindal, popularly known as O.P. Jindal, was born in Hisar, Haryana. He established a successful business enterprise Jindal Steel and Power under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, of which he was the chairman. In November 2004, Jindal was awarded the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the latest Forbes List, he was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians and placed 548th amongst the richest persons of the world.
Jindal was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana. He won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively. He was also a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.
Jindal was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in February 2005, and was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death. He was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.
His 4 sons, Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal now run the steel and power empire. His widow Savitri Jindal is Minister of State for Revenue, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation and Housing in Haryana state government, while his son Naveen is a member of the Parliament of India.
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- Born
- Aug 7, 1930
Hisar - Also known as
- Om Prakash Jindal
- Spouses
- Savitri Jindal
( - 2005/03/31)
- Savitri Jindal
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Lived in
- Haryana
- Kurukshetra
- Died
- Mar 31, 2005
Saharanpur
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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