Anil Agarwal Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Businessman • Industralist
Known For	Being the founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources, a global natural resources conglomerate,
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Bald
Career
Awards, Honours	• Mining Journal Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2008) • Business Leader of the Year – The Economic Times Awards (2012) • Dr. Thomas Cangan Leadership Award (2013) • Padma Bhushan (2016) • Asian Awards – Entrepreneur of the Year (2016) • One Globe Forum (OGF) Award (2018) • Asian Achievers Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) • Asian Business Philanthropy Award (2021) • CIF Global Indian Award (2022)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 October 1954 (Friday)
Age (as of 2026)	71 Years
Birthplace	Patna, Bihar, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patna, Bihar
School	• Miller High School, Patna • Sir Ganesh Dutt Patliputra High School, Bihar
College/University	Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in Engineering
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Marwadi
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Hobbies	Cycling, Traveling, Reading, Writing
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1975
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kiran Agarwal
Children	Son- Agnivesh Agarwal (deceased) (businessmna) Daughter- Priya Agarwal (businesswoman)
Parents	Father- Dwarka Prasad Agarwal (deceased) (businessman) Mother- Vedvati Agarwal
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Pravin Agarwal (businessman) • Navin Agarwal (businessman) Sister- 1
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$4 billion (as of 2026)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anil Agarwal

• Anil Agarwal was born in a Marwadi family in Patna, Bihar.

• He grew up in a middle-class family whose financial condition was not that strong. His father, Dwarka Prasad Agarwal, owned a small business manufacturing aluminum conductors.
  

  Anil Agarwal’s childhood picture with his father

• Anil studied at Miller High School, Patna, where Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav was his classmate.

• As the elder son of his parents, Anil decided to join his father’s business after completing higher secondary, instead of continuing his studies. However, his father forced him to complete his studies and pursue a degree in engineering.
  

  An old picture of Anil Agarwal with his parents and siblings

• In 1975, Anil left Patna and moved to Mumbai to explore career opportunities.
  

  Anil Agarwal in his young age

• After reaching Mumbai, he began scrap metal trading, collecting scrap metal from cable companies in other states and selling it in Mumbai.

• In 1976, Agarwal took a loan from the Syndicate Bank and acquired Shamsher Sterling Corporation, a manufacturer of enameled copper, among other products.

• From 1976 to 1986, he ran both scrap collecting and cable manufacturing businesses.

• In 1986, Anil Agarwal founded Sterlite Industries, a jelly-filled cables manufacturing company.

• He founded Vedanta Resources, bringing together various family-owned businesses.

• In 1992, he founded the Vedanta Foundation to do philanthropic programs and activities in India.

• In 1993, Sterlite Industries set up a copper smelter and refinery in India and became the first private sector company to do so.

• In 1995, Sterlite Industries acquired Madras Aluminium, a company that had been shut down for 4 years and was held by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).

• In 2001, Anil undertook 51 % share of Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) for an amount of INR 551.50 crore. In 2002, he acquired 65% stake in Hindustan Zinc Limited. Both companies were sleepy and had inefficient mining firms.

• To get placed in international capital markets, Anil Agarwal and his team set up Vedanta Resources Plc in 2003 in London, and on 10 December 2003, Vedanta Resources Plc became the first Indian company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. After the listing, it became the parent company of the Vedanta Group through internal restructuring of its companies and shareholding.

• In 2004, Vedanta Resources Plc announced a global bond issue and bought Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia, Africa. In 2007, the company acquired a controlling stake in Sesa Goa Limited, India’s largest iron ore producer and exporter. In 2010, Vedanta Resources bought zinc assets from South African mining company Anglo American in Namibia, Ireland, and South Africa.

• In 2011, Anil acquired a controlling stake in Cairn India, the largest private oil producer in India.

• In 2012, Vedanta Group announced the merger of Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries as part of its consolidation plan.

• In the financial year 2013–2014, Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta group and the Vedanta Foundation invested $49 million in building hospitals, schools, and infrastructure. They also focused on environmental conservation and funded community programs for improving the health, education, and livelihoods of over 4.1 million people.

• In 2014, he was ranked second in the Hurun India Philanthropy List for his personal donation of Rs. 1,796 crore (about $360 million). In the same year, he was ranked at 25th position in the Hurun India Rich List with a personal net worth of 12,316 cr.

• In 2015, Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Group inaugurated the first “Nand Ghar” or modern anganwadi centre in partnership with the Ministry for Women and Child Development.

• Over the time, Anil Agarwal has served on various boards of members in various organisation Some are as follows, Chairman of the Board, Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd., Director, Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Ltd., Director, Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd., Non Executive Chairman and Member of Remuneration Committee, Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd., Chairman, Member of Compensation & Benefits Committee and Member of Audit Committee, Sterlite Gold Ltd., Former Director, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Founder, Executive Chairman, Chairman of Nominations Committee and Member of Executive Committee, Vedanta Resources Plc., Non-Executive Chairman, Sterlite Technologies Limited., and Chairman and Member of Remuneration Committee, Sterlite Energy Ltd.

• In an interview, Anil Agarwal mentioned that he was inspired by Bill Gates and committed to donating 75% of his family’s wealth to charity. In 2021, the Anil Agarwal Foundation pledged to invest ₹5,000 crore in social impact programs over the next five years. These initiatives will focus on nutrition, women’s and children’s development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grassroots-level sports. In the same year, he, along with his daughter Priya Agarwal, joined the Giving Pledge.

• Anil Agarwal faced significant criticism and controversy regarding his metal extraction business. One of the major controversies occurred in 2005 in Odisha, where a Supreme Court committee accused Vedanta of forcibly displacing over 100 indigenous families for a proposed bauxite mining project. The report stated that fear had occurred in the local community and claimed that some residents were assaulted by people connected to the company. In response to these concerns, a British trade body criticized Vedanta, and the Church of England’s investment fund sold its shares in protest.

• On 7 January 2026, Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, passed away in the United States after a sudden cardiac arrest. In an emotional post on X, Agarwal described this loss as the “darkest day” of his life. He added that Agnivesh was undergoing treatment at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York for his skiing accident in the US and was believed to be out of danger. He wrote,

We believed the worst was behind us. But fate had other plans, and a sudden cardiac arrest snatched our son away from us. No words can describe the pain of a parent who must bid goodbye to his child. A son is not meant to leave before his father. This loss has shattered us in ways we are still trying to comprehend.”

Today is the darkest day of my life.

My beloved son, Agnivesh, left us far too soon. He was just 49 years old, healthy, full of life, and dreams. Following a skiing accident in the US, he was recovering well in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. We believed the worst was behind us.… pic.twitter.com/hDQEDNI262

— Anil Agarwal (@AnilAgarwal_Ved) January 7, 2026

• Agarwal repeated his Giving Pledge of donating 75% of his family’s wealth to charity after the death of his son.

• Anil Agarwal is a devotee of Lord Krishna and follows a strict vegetarian diet. He also follows a strict workout regimen to stay fit and active.
  

  An Instagram post shared by Anil Agarwal, where he is talking about his morning routine

• He enjoys cycling and dancing in his leisure time.
  

  An Instagram post by Anil Agarwal, where he discusses how dancing helps with relaxation and stress relief