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Jimmy Tata Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Jimmy Tata Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Religion: Zoroastrianism

Hometown: Mumbai

Age: 83 Years

Bio/Wiki
Full name Jimmy Naval Tata
Profession Businessman
Known for Being the younger brother of Ratan Tata
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 175 cm**
in meters**- 1.75 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 9”**
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Salt and Pepper (semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth Year, 1941
Age (as of 2024) 83 Years
Birthplace Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Nationality • British Indian (1941-1947)
• Indian (1947-present)
Hometown Bombay
Religion Zoroastrianism check sources
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Ethnicity Parsi check sources
The Guardian
Address Sixth floor, Hampton Court, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse N/A
Parents Father- Naval Hormusji Tata
(deceased; former director and deputy chairman of Tata Sons)


Mother- Sooni Commissariat
Siblings Brother(s)- 2
• Ratan Naval Tata
(28 December 1937 - 9 October 2024) (former chairman of the Tata Group)


• Noel Tata
(half-brother; chairman of Trent and Tata Investment Corporation, the managing director of Tata International, and the vice chairman of Titan Company and Tata Steel)
Other Relatives Great Grandfather- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
(deceased; industrialist, founder of the Tata Group)


Grandfather- Ratanji Tata
(deceased; philanthropist, businessman, and financier)


Grandmother- Navajbai Tata
(deceased; businesswoman, first chairman of Tata Sons)


Uncle- Dorabji Tata
(deceased; Ratanji Tata's elder brother, industrialist, played a key part in uplifting the Tata Group)


Stepmother- Simone Tata
(entrepreneur, co-founder of Lakmé)
Family Tree


Note: To know more about the Tata family, read our Tata Family Tree
post.
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.) Ratan and Jimmy Tata's combined net worth in November 2022 was estimated to be Rs. 23,874 crores ($2.99 billion). check sources
Fortune India

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jimmy Tata

  • Jimmy Tata is an Indian businessman whose elder brother is Ratan Tata , the former chairman of the Tata Group.

  • Jimmy belongs to a Gujarati business-class family in Mumbai.

  • Ratan Tata, in an interview, revealed that he and Jimmy faced a lot of difficulties as they were bullied extensively after Naval and Sooni parted ways in 1948. Talking about it, Ratan said,

    I had a happy childhood, but as my brother and I got older, we faced a fair bit of ragging and personal discomfort because of our parents’ divorce, which in those days wasn’t as common as it is today. But my grandmother brought us up in every way.”

    A photo of Ratan Tata (left) with Jimmy Tata taken in 1945

  • After completing college, Jimmy started working with Naval Tata in the textile industry owned by the Tata Sons.

  • As per the will of Naval Tata, he was appointed as the trustee of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust in 1989 after the death of Naval.

  • Jimmy purchased shares in Tata-held subsidiaries like Tata Sons, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, and Tata Power.

  • He left Tata Sons in the 1990s.

  • Many sources have claimed that Jimmy Tata does not use a cell phone, and he relies on newspapers and magazines to keep himself up-to-date with recent happenings.

  • According to a well-known industrialist named Harsh Goenka, Jimmy is a good squash player, and he has defeated Harsh in all the matches the duo have played.

Did you know of Ratan Tata's younger brother Jimmy Tata who lives a quiet reticent life in a humble 2 bhk flat in Colaba, Mumbai! Never interested in business, he was a very good squash player and would beat me every time.
Low profile like the Tata group! pic.twitter.com/hkp2sHQVKq

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) January 19, 2022

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