Nusli Wadia

Nusli Wadia (#820)

Global Rank #820

Country Rank #36

Country India

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$ 5 B
Consumer goods
India
M
82 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #820

Country Rank #36

Net Worth $5.1B

Previous Worth $5.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Consumer goods

Age 82 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Mumbai, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Consumer goods

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Personal Stats

Age 82

Source Of Wealth Consumer goods

Residence Mumbai, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $5.1B

Current Net Worth $5.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Nusli Wadia is chairman of the Wadia Group, a cookies-to-textiles empire with roots in shipbuilding dating back to 1736. Group companies include Britannia Industries and home textiles company Bombay Dyeing. His loss-making budget airline, Go First, declared bankruptcy in 2023. Wadia is often referred to as a corporate samurai by the Indian press for waging numerous legal battles. One notable battle was against the Tata Group and his former pal Ratan Tata, who got him ousted from the boards of three Tata firms in 2016.

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#694

Billionaires (2026)

#44

India's Richest (2025)

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Wadia is the grandson of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.

Wadia's son Ness co-owns Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab.

In September 2024 Nusli Wadia sold a 10-acre parcel in Mumbai for over $130 million.

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Current Net Worth: $5.1B (May 4, 2026)