Jay Mehta
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Mehta in 2010
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| Born | (1961-01-18) 18 January 1961 (age 63)
India
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| Alma mater | Columbia University (BS)[1] International Institute for Management Development (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman entrepreneur |
| Organization(s) | Indian operations (Mehta Group) Saurashtra Cement Ltd. and Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd. ADF Foods Ltd. |
| Spouses | Sujata Birla (died 1990) (m. 1995) |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Relatives | Nanji Kalidas Mehta (grandfather) Shekhar Mehta (cousin) |
Jay Mehta (born 18 January 1961) is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the son of Mahendra Mehta and Sunayana Mehta and grandson of Nanji Kalidas Mehta, who own the Mehta Group which is spread over Africa, India, Canada and United States. He is the cousin of late Kenyan race car driver, Shekhar Mehta. He is married to actress Juhi Chawla.
In 1983, Mehta received his BS in engineering from the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied ScienceatColumbia UniversityinNew York City. In 1991 he earned an MBA from the International Institute for Management DevelopmentinLausanne, Switzerland.[3]
Mehta owns the Mehta Group, a multinational company. Mehta owns two companies in India:
Along with actor Shahrukh Khan, he is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders.[4]
Jay Mehta is the husband of former Miss India and Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla.[5] He was earlier married to Sujata Birla, sister of Yash Birla who died in the Flight 605 plane crash in 1990. Mehta has two children with wife Juhi Chawla, a daughter, Jahnavi Mehta (born 2001) and a son, Arjun Mehta (born 2003).[6][7][8]
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