Qimat Rai Gupta

Qimat Rai Gupta
Qimat Rai Gupta
Amit Verma
At a Glance
  • Age
    76
  • Earnings
    $910 Million
  • Source of earnings
    Electrical fittings
  • Marital Status
    Married
  • Children
    3
  • Residence
    Delhi

Forbes India Lists

#68 India Rich List 2013


Profile

With son Anil, Qimat Rai Gupta runs $1.3 billion (revenues) Havells, a maker of lighting fixtures, switchgears, wires and cables with factories across India, Africa, Europe and Latin America. Among its biggest brands: Sylvania, which it bought in 2007. It also runs 200 retail stores called Havells Galaxy, which sell electrical and lighting products. He's invested in a finance firm that has applied for a banking license. The former schoolteacher started the business in 1958 with $200.


India Rich List 2013


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