Ratan Tata

Key facts

Born

28 December 1937, Q5470698

Died

9 October 2024, Q4959103

State of birth

Q5470698, Maharashtra

Sector

Business & industry

Profession

Indian industrialist (1937–2024)

Gender

Male

Biography

Ratan Naval Tata was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012, and he held the position of the interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour, in 2008.

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Timeline

1. 1937Born in Q5470698
2. 2004Awarded the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
3. 2006Awarded the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
4. 2008Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry
5. 2008Awarded the Padma Bhushan
6. 2009Awarded the Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
7. 2009Awarded the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
8. 2010Awarded the Canada India Foundation ("CIF") Chanchlani Global Indian Award
9. 2012Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
10. 2014Awarded the Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
11. 2024Dies in Q4959103