Yohan Poonawalla Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra
Age: 52 Years
Wife: Michelle Poonawalla
Bio/Wiki | |
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Nickname | YZP (popular among car enthusiasts) |
Profession(s) | Businessman, Philanthropist |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Records (main ones) | • First Indian ever to feature in the global list of ‘Top 100 Classic Car Collectors of the World’ by The Classic Car Trust (TCCT) • First Indian to be declared as a finalist for the prestigious ‘Classic Car Ambassador of the Year Award’ organized in the UK by the Historic Motoring Awards and Octane Magazine (2022) |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • The Collector of the Year Award by the Geneva International Motor Show Qatar (2023) • Classic Car Ambassador of the Year award at the Historic Motoring Awards by Octane in London (2023) • Business leader of the year award from Gravittus Foundation’s URJA Awards (2022) • Best Enterprise Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd, from The European Business Assembly Prestigious International Award • Outstanding Achievement Award for Industrial Development, from The Indian Economic Development & Research Association • Global Achievers Award, from The Citizens Integration Peace Institution. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 15 January 1972 (Saturday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 52 Years |
Birthplace | Pune, Maharashtra |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Pune, Maharashtra |
School | The Bishop's School, Pune, Maharashtra |
College/University | Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune, Maharashtra |
Educational Qualification | • A Master's degree from Ness Wadia College of Commerce • MBA from United Kingdom |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Michelle Poonawalla (Entrepreneur) |
Children | Son- Zayan Daughter- Tania |
Parents | Father- Zavaray Poonawalla (President of the Poonawalla Group) Mother- Behroze Poonawalla (Business director at Serum Institute of India Limited) |
Other Relatives | Brother- Adar Poonawalla (Indian businessman) Paternal Uncle- Cyrus S. Poonawalla (Chairman and Managing Director of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group) |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Modern Cars 2023 Bentley Flying Spur Speed, 2022 Land Rover Defender, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Audi RS7, Lamborghini Gallardo SE, Rolls-Royce DHC, Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Polaris RZR Turbo S, Polaris Slingshot, Hamann Tycoon X6M Vintage Cars 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, 1928 Rolls-Royce ‘17EX’ Sports Phantom I, 1974 Jaguar E Type V12 Roadster Series 3, 1949 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, 1949 Bentley Mark VI Light Touring Saloon, Qatari Rolls-Royce Phantom V, 1974 Jaguar E Type Roadster, 1951 Series 1 Defender, 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, 1951 Land Rover Series 1, 1933 Phantom II Continental Sports Touring Salon, 1964 Lincoln 4 door Continental, Morgan F2 Super, 1927 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Barker Tourer Series K, 1975 Jaguar E-Type Roadster, 1961 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud ll EWB, 1979 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, 1939 4¼ Derby Bentley, Rolls-Royce 20/25, Rolls-Royce Phantom lll, Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow |
Airplane Collection | Augusta Westland Leonardo |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth (approx.) | $27 billion (Rs. 2.26 lakh crore approx) (as of 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Yohan Poonawalla
- Yohan is the Chairman of Poonawalla Engineering Group and El-O- Matic India Pvt Ltd. He is also a shareholder in Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd and Chairman of Poonawalla Financials Pvt Ltd.
- Yohan’s first car was a 1931 Chevrolet. It was gifted to him in the early 1990s.
- Yohan likes to acquire luxury and vintage cars which hold historical prominence and were previously owned by the Nawabs, the Pope, Maharajas, and other historical figures.
- The stud farm business is the traditional business of Poonawalla’s family which was started by Yohan’s grandfather Soli A. Poonawalla in 1946.
- Yohan Poonawalla’s name is popular among the horse-racing community. He is also the Director of the Poonawalla Stud Farms and Poonawalla Racing and Breeding.
- Yohan is the first in his family to enter the hospitality and real estate businesses.
- Yohan’s favourite car in his car collection is the Rolls-Royce Phantom 3, a 1937 model with a V12 engine.
- Yohan is a member of the National Horse Breeding Society of India, Advisory Board, OCEANTEX, and a permanent member of the National Advisory Board, Chemtech.
- Despite being a family passionate about horses, Yohan does not allow his children to do horse riding, citing it as a dangerous sport.
- Yohan owns a 350-acre stud farm in Pune. It is one of Asia’s leading Stud Farms and has won five Champion Breeders Awards in the seven years since the award was introduced.
- Yohan’s family has kept four miniature Shetland ponies named Kensington (male), and Mimi, Minx and Chelsea (female) at their Pune residence.
- Yohan’s firm Intervalve Poonawalla Private Limited manufactures different valves like Butterfly, Gate, Ball, Globe, Dual Plate & Lift Check valves and exports it across the USA, Germany, South East Asia, the UK, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
- Yohan was recognised as India’s Motoring Ambassador to the world in Mumbai on 12 February 2023.
- Yohan’s Lamborghini Gallardo SE is a special edition car of which only 250 were made in the world out of which his was 238.
- Yohan has showcased the rich heritage of Indian cars at premier events and shows like Salon Prive, Concours of Elegance Hampton Court, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, RREC Annual Rally & Concours d’Elegance, Sandringham Pageant of Motoring, and Mille Miglia in the UAE.
- All the cars owned by Yohaan and his family carry the YZP initials below the registration plate.
- In 2023, Yohan’s Maharaja Rolls-Royce won the Trofeo BMW Group Classic award at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.
- Yohan’s Rolls-Royce 17EX won the Best In Show Award At ‘Valletta Concours’ in Malta in 2024. It was the first time a car owned by an Indian won a Best in Show award on the international level.
- Yohan owns 23 Rolls Royce and 8 Bentleys in his garage.
- In 2024, Yohan bought the the car of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, a 2016 Range Rover SDV8 Autobiography LWB in a private deal for 224,850 pounds (approximately Rs 2.25 crore). The car’s registration number is still the same, OU16 XVH, as that used by the Queen.
- In 2024, Yohan along with his wife Michelle Poonawala bought a mansion in South Mumbai’s Cuffe Parade area for an estimated price between Rs 400 – 750 crore.