Sajjan Jindal Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Contents

1 Wiki/Biography
2 Physical Appearance
3 Religion
4 Family
- 4.1 Parents & Siblings
- 4.2 Wife & Children
5 Career
6 Controversies
7 Awards, Honours, Achievements

Sajjan Jindal is an Indian industrialist. He is the chairman and managing director of JSW (Jindal South West) Group. Sajjan Jindal’s group of companies focuses on the production of steel, mining, energy, sports, infrastructure, and software among others. In 2014, Sajjan Jindal won the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar.

Wiki/Biography

Sajjan Jindal was born on Saturday, 5 December 1959 (age 64 years; as of 2023) in Hisar, Punjab (now in Haryana), India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Sajjan Jindal attended a boarding school in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. Sajjan did his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology (formerly known as M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Sajjan is also an alumnus of Bangalore University, Karnataka.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Religion

Sajjan Jindal follows Hinduism.

Sajjan and Sangita Jindal offering their prayers at a temple

Family

Parents & Siblings

Sajjan Jindal’s father, the Late Om Prakash Jindal, was a businessman and chairman of the Jindal Organisation. O. P. Jindal served as the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana in 2005. He passed away on 31 March 2005 in a helicopter crash. Sajjan Jindal’s mother, Savitri Devi Jindal, is a businesswoman and politician of the Indian National Congress. Savitri took over as chairperson of the Jindal Organisation after the death of her husband. In 2023, Savitri was named the richest woman in India.

Savitri Jindal, mother of Sajjan Jindal, sitting next to a picture of her late husband Om Prakash Jindal

Sajjan Jindal has eight siblings. Naveen Jindal is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (formerly known as Jindal Strips Limited), chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University, and an industrialist. Prithviraj Jindal is the non-executive chairman of Jindal SAW Limited. Ratan Jindal is the chairman of Jindal Stainless Limited. Seema Jindal Jajodia is a health coach and the owner of Nourish Organics. Sajjan’s other siblings include Sarika Jhunjhunwala, Urmila Bhuwalka, and Nirmala Goel.

Sajjan Jindal (fourth from right) with all of his siblings

Wife & Children

Sajjan Jindal is married to Sangita Jindal. Sangita is a businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the chairperson of the JSW Foundation. The couple got married in 1984 and have two daughters and a son. Their son, Parth Jindal, is a businessman and philanthropist. He works for the JSW Group. Their daughter, Tarini Jindal Handa, runs a Muse Boutique, a designer fashion store, and is the managing director of JSW Realty. Their other daughter, Tanvi Jindal Shete, has worked as the director of the JSW Foundation and the managing trustee of the Jindal Education Trust among other roles.

Sajjan Jindal with Sangita Jindal

Sajjan Jindal’s children, Parth Jindal (centre), Tarini Jindal Handa (left) and Tanvi Jindal Shete (right)

Career

Sajjan Jindal, who is the chairman and the managing director of the JSW Group, started his career in 1982 after he joined the OP Jindal Group after graduating as a mechanical engineer from Bengaluru. Within a year, he moved to Mumbai to oversee operations in the western region. In 1983/1984 Sajjan Jindal’s father, Om Prakash Jindal, asked him to rebuild operations at two facilities near Mumbai. Sajjan Jindal stated that this venture helped him with learning leadership skills. In 1989, Sajjan Jindal promoted Jindal Iron and Steel Company Limited (JISCO) and focused on making cold-rolled and galvanized sheet products. In 1995, Sajjan Jindal combined the manufacturing progress by promoting Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Limited (JVSL), JSW Energy Limited (JSWEL), Jindal Praxair Oxygen Company Limited (JPOCL), and Vijaynagar Minerals Private Limited (VMPL). 2005 marked the the formation of JSW Steel, which Sajjan did by amalgamating Jindal’s steel companies, JISCO, and JVSL. Before O. P. Jindal died in 2005, he had devised a “division of business” framework. This involved giving equal shares of the existing Jindal Group to his children: Prithviraj, Sajjan, Ratan, and Naveen Jindal.

Sajjan Jindal (extreme right) with his father, Om Prakash Jindal (centre, sitting) and his brothers

Additionally, O. P. Jindal ensured cross-holdings in the individual businesses owned by each of his sons, fostering a collaborative and interlinked structure. In 2008, Sajjan Jindal became the president of ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) during its 87th annual general meeting, held in New Delhi. He is involved in civil society organizations. In 2014, Sajjan Jindal played an important role in the formation of the Indian Steel Association. Sajjan has served as a member of the Advisory Committee for TERI School of Advanced Studies, a council member for the Indian Institute of Metals and Krea University, and a board member for the Indian Institute of Management-Indore. Sajjan Jindal was the chairman of the World Steel Association from 2021-22. In 2023, Sajjan Jindal was nominated as the chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati.

Controversies

Illegal Ore Mining Case

Officials from JSW Steel, including Chairman Sajjan Jindal and CEO Vinod Nowal, were accused by India’s federal police agency in a case related to illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka.

Sajjan Jindal (left) with Vinod Nowal

This development was due to an order from the Supreme Court in 2012, where the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was instructed to investigate JSW and other companies for alleged involvement in making donations, purchasing land at inflated prices, and offering bribes to state officials. The list of accused individuals also included former Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediurappa and his family members. The Supreme Court’s temporary ban on mining in Karnataka, citing irregularities in certain mines, impacted production at JSW Steel’s key 10-million-tonnes-per-year Vijayanagar plant. JSW Steel put out a statement on the matter and said,

The conclusions drawn by the said authorities leading to the charge-sheet are without basis. The company always abides by law of the country and would present its case before the court. The Company has full faith in the judiciary that justice will be done.”

In 2016, a special CBI court acquitted Sajjan Jindal and others involved in the case.

Visa Violation

Sajjan Jindal allegedly violated the terms of his visa during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Murree, a hill station near Islamabad, apparently to avoid media attention. Reports from Pakistani media suggest that Jindal’s visa, numbered 769903 and issued on 25 April 2017, permitted visits only to Islamabad and Lahore, as per the visa accord signed between India and Pakistan. The meeting occurred while there was high tension between India and Pakistan over the death sentence given to Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistan military court. Indian officials, however, did not make any comment. Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam, confirmed the meeting at her father’s private residence in Murree, but she downplayed its relevance, describing Jindal as an old friend of the Prime Minister, and that the meeting was one between two old friends.

Sajjan Jindal (extreme right) with Nawaz Sharif (extreme left)

Uttaravilli Bhaskara Rao vs Sajjan Jindal

Uttaravilli Bhaskara Rao, a former junior manager at JSW Steel Limited, lost his job and approached the Karnataka High Court seeking reinstatement, promotion, back wages, benefits, police protection, the cancellation of an inquiry, compensation, and a CBI investigation against the Vice President of JSW Steel Limited. He claimed to know of wrongdoing at the company. However, the Court stated that Article 226, which deals with High Court powers, doesn’t apply to private employment contracts like his. Despite multiple hearings, Uttaravilli did not provide a satisfactory reason for the Court to consider his case. The Court expressed concern over the case’s long duration spanning a decade. In the end, the Court ruled that the petition was not maintainable under Article 226, as the respondent company is a private entity without government control. The petition was dismissed, and Uttaravilli was advised to seek remedies through the appropriate forum if desired.

The Rape Allegations

Sajjan Jindal found himself in a controversy when an FIR was registered against him at the Bandra Kurla Complex Police Station in Mumbai on 13 December 2023. The FIR was filed based on a complaint filed by a 30-year-old woman who accused Jindal of rape. According to the complainant, she met Jindal for the first time in Dubai on 8 October 2021 where they exchanged numbers to talk about a deal. After a few meetings, Jindal allegedly tried to make sexual advances, but the woman refused. According to the woman, Jindal sexually assaulted her at a penthouse in JSW Group’s BKC premises on 24 January 2022 following which tried to file a complaint against him but Mumbai police refused. On 5 December 2023, the woman moved to the High Court, and on 12 December 2023, the court ordered Mumbai police to register an FIR against him. Sajjan Jindal was booked under IPC Sections 376 (rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), and 503 (criminal intimidation). He later addressed the matter in an interview and mentioned the woman’s claims as baseless.