Sajjan Jindal
Age: 48 years (December 5, 1959)
Remuneration for 2008: Rs 16.73 crore (Rs 167.3 million)
Designation: Vice chairman and managing director
Group: Jindal South West Holding Group
Other companies: JSW Steel Ltd, JSW Energy Ltd, JSW Holdings Ltd, JSW Infrastructure and Logistics Ltd, Vijayanagar Minerals Pvt Ltd, Jindal Praxair Oxygen Co Ltd, JSoft Solutions Ltd, JSW Aluminium Ltd, JSW Bengal Steel Ltd, JSW Energy Ratnagiri Ltd, Raj Westpower Ltd, JSW Cement Ltd, JSW Jharkhand Steel Ltd
Background: The second son of the late O P Jindal, joined the Jindal organisation after his graduation from Bangalore University in 1982. Today, JSW Steel is the third largest manufacturer of steel in India.
Earlier this year, he took over as the president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He is also director of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and the National Shipping Board.
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh receives a memento from Assocham president Venugopal N. Dhoot (left), while Assocham President-elect Sajjan Jindal (right) looks on. | Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
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