Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialis

Gautam Shantilal Adani is born 24 June 1962

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who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group

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a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India

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Adani has been described as being close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government

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This has led to allegations of cronyism,[6] as his firms have won many energy and infrastructure contracts in India and abroad after Modi became the Prime Minister of India.

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In January 2023, following accusations of stock manipulation and fraud by American short selling activist firm Hindenburg Research

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Adani's and his family's fortune has plummeted by over 50% to an estimated US$54.2 billion, as of October 2023

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while falling to the 23rd place on the Forbes Real Time Billionaires list

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Times Magazine included him in the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022

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Fill He enrolled for a bachelor's degree in commerce at Gujarat University, but dropped out after the second year some text

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