Natasha Poonawalla Age, Height, Weight, Family, Husband, Biography, Facts & More

Natasha Poonawalla Age, Height, Weight, Family, Husband, Biography, Facts & More

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Real Name Natasha Poonawalla
Profession Indian Philanthropist, Businesswoman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 165 cm**
in meters**- 1.65 m**
in feet inches**- 5’ 5”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 55 kg**
in pounds**- 121 lbs**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth 26 November 1981
Age (as in 2017) 36 Years
Birthplace Pune, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Sagittarius
Nationality Indian
Hometown Pune, Maharashtra
School St. Mary's School, Pune
Colleges/Universities Pune University
London School of Economics
Educational Qualifications Graduation,
Masters of Science (2004)
Religion Zoroastrianism (Parsi)
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies Travelling
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Boyfriend Adar Poonawalla (CEO of Serum Institute of India)
Marriage Date 2006
Family
Husband/Spouse Adar Poonawalla (CEO of Serum Institute of India)
Children Cyrus (born-2009), Darius (born-2015)
Parents Father- Pramesh
Mother- Minnie Aurora
Favourite Things
Favourite Food(s) Salads, Grilled Meat
Favourite Designers Manish Malhotra
, Sabyasachi Mukhrjee
, Varun Bahl, Manish Arora, Christian Dior, Paco Rabanne, and Christian Louboutin
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties (approx.) $8.5 billion
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.) ₹660 crores ($6.6 billion)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Natasha Poonawalla

  • Natasha is the Executive Director of the ‘Serum Institute of India’ (one of the largest vaccine manufacturing companies in the world), and Chairperson of the Villoo Poonawalla Foundation.

  • She is also the Director of the organizations- ‘Poonawalla Science Park’ in the Netherlands, and ‘Villoo Poonawalla Racing and Breeding Pvt Ltd.’

  • During her graduation in Pune University, she attended summer programs at Cornell, Stanford and Harvard Universities in the United States.

  • She is very enthusiastic about fashion and likes to wear new trends. 

  • Natasha met Adar first time at Vijay Mallya ’s New Year Eve party in Goa.

  • Her husband Adar is the son of Dr Cyrus Poonawala who is the founder and Chairperson of Poonawala Group. 

  • According to Natasha, when she got married, she had no idea about the ways of handling the business of a biopharma company, so, initially, she decided to work as an intern in different departments of the organization.

  • As per the opinion of Natasha, her late mother-in-law Villoo was the silent power, and strength behind the whole family’s success.

  • After the death of her mother-in-law, she, along with her husband, started a foundation- ‘Adar Poonawalla Clean City.’

  • With her aim to convert Pune into a model city, she installed (investing ₹10 crore) two pilot plants with a capacity to process four million litres water daily, which became possible with the advanced membrane technology to treat sewage water from rivers and convert it into the pure drinkable water.

  • She started five schools having 2,000 kids, and also established the nonprofit hospitals in Pune.

  • In order to remain fit, she does many things like workout, pilates, and a quick swim.

  • She strongly believes in the ancient Indian ways of eating.

  • Roohi Jaikishan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda, and Kaajal Anand are her close friends.

  • She is an avid traveller and doesn’t miss any fashion week or event.

  • She loves flying, as per her opinion, at that time she can relax fully without phone and internet.

  • She has a dream to open more educational institutions and health care centres instead of profit-making institutions.

  • Her company ‘Serum Institute of India’ sells vaccines at low rates for needy people.

  • Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation are the partners in her social welfare causes.

  • According to Forbes Magazine’s Richest Billionaire List 2015, her father-in-law Dr Poonawalla is India’s 11th richest person, and the 208th richest individual worldwide. 

  • Her husband Adar has decided to spend ₹100 crore from his personal funds to address garbages in his city Pune.

  • She, along with her husband, started a biogas plant in Talegoan in Mawal Taluka (Pune), which has the capacity to process over three hundred tonnes of waste, making it the largest biogas plant in India. 

  • Their clean initiative also includes taking discarded buses and renovating them to provide 3-4 toilets and 1 or 2 shower cubicles plus a waiting lounge for women at a nominal cost.

  • Her husband’s father Cyrus Poonawalla has purchased an old maharaja’s mansion in Mumbai from the U.S. government for around $113 million dollars, which is (according to media) is the most expensive ever residential acquisition in the country.

  • Here’s an interesting video about Natasha Poonawalla’s biography:

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