Anil Sharma is an Indian businessman. He is the founder of ‘Amrapali Group,’ a real estate and construction company in India, and serves as the company’s Chief Managing Director (CMD).
Wiki/Biography
Dr Anil Kumar Sharma was born on Wednesday, 15 January 1964 (age 59 years; as of 2023). In 1983, he pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut in Kozhikode, Kerala. In 1985, he earned a Master of Technology degree in Structure Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in West Bengal. Anil holds a Bachelor of Legislative Law (LLB) degree (1987) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree (1989).
Physical Appearance
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents
His father’s name is Madan Mohan Sharma.
Wife & Children
In 1998, Anil Sharma got married to Pallavi Mishra.
Anil Sharma with Pallavi Mishra
He has two daughters. His elder daughter, Swapnil, is a doctor.
Anil Sharma’s elder daughter, Swapnil Shikha
Anil Sharma with his younger daughter
Address
Residential Address: 83 AGCR Enclave, New Delhi
Official Address: C – 56/40, Sector – 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Career
Business
Amarpali Group
Reportedly, Anil Sharma moved to Delhi from Bihar in 2002 to try his hands at the real estate market. In 2003, he founded ‘Amarpali Group,’ a real estate and construction company in India. He got his first project in 2003 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Over time, the company expanded to various fields including education (Amrapali Institute of Technology, Lakhisarai and Amrapali Institute of Hotel Management, Noida) and food process (Brand of products marketed with the brand name Mum’s).
Politics
In 2014, Anil contested the Lok Sabha election on a Janata Dal United JD(U) ticket from Jehanabad, Bihar but faced a massive defeat. He even tried to enter Rajya Sabha but failed.
Controversy
Booked on a Murder Charge
Reportedly, in 2023, Anil Sharma, the managing director of the Amrapali Group, was one of six people to be charged with a murder case of a man in Bihar that took place seven years ago. In August 2014, Dr Sharad Chandra, a secretary of Balika Vidyapeeth in Lakhisarai, was shot dead at his home in the campus while he was reading a newspaper in the balcony. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the motive behind the crime was to seize the educational institution’s assets and land. According to some reports, Chandra was fired from his position after Anil Sharma and a few others seized the institution’s property and assets. The agency claimed,
Anil Sharma, MD of Amrapali Group, had usurped the trust of Balika Vidyapeeth with the help of Rajendra Prasad Singhania, Dr Praveen Kumar Sinha, Shyam Sunder Prasad and Shambhu Sharan Singh.”
Awards, Honours
National Awards
2005
- Received Rashtriya Nirman Rattan Award presented by All India Achievers Conference, a non-profit organisation which reckons & highlights individual achievements of people from various walks of life and arranges conferences, seminars, and formal and informal discussions amongst such achievers for their benefit at large.
- Received Arch Of Excellence (business) Award from All India Achievers Conference
- Hind Gaurav Award at the All India Achievers Conference
- Received Lifetime Achievement Award by the institute for environment, yoga & social development
2006
- Received the Gold Star Award presented by the Institute of Economic Studies
- National Builder’s Leadership Award by the Indian Economic Development & Research Association (IEDRA), an organisation involved in the study, growth, and analysis of the Indian economy.
- Bharat Nirman Rattan Award by the World Economic Progress Society
- Global Excellence Award by the Global India Foundation
- Honoured with the Bhartiya Nirman Shiromani Puraskar by the Institute of Economic Studies
- Received Excellence in National Infrastructure Development Award from the Indian Economic Development & Research Association
- Business Initiative Development Award for Excellence
2007
- Received Lok Nirman Rattan Award from the Indian organisation for Business Research & Development
- Conferred with the National Achievement Award for quality construction by the Intellectual People and Economic Growth Association
- Rashtriya Rattan Award for meritorious accomplishments in diverse fields of activities by the Global Economic Council
- Received Rattan Jyoti Award with a medal from the Economic Growth Society of India
- Received Udyog Bharti Award from the Indian Achievers Forum in April
- Quality Construction Achievers Award by All India Business and Community Foundation
- Received the Best Economy Real Estate Brand Award presented by real estate watch on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of real estate watch monthly magazine in May 2007
- Received Quality Excellence Award from All India Achiever foundation in May 2007
- Accorded with the 21st-century corporate leadership award and gold medal by the Indian Society for Industry & Intellectual Development in May 2007
- Honoured with Mother India Award for Udyog Pratibha and medal by Indian Organisation for Commerce and Industry in May 2007
- Received Lifetime Achievement and Indira Gandhi Memorial Award from the All India Achievers Conference in May 2007
- Outstanding National Citizen Award by National Citizen Guild (May 2007)
- Bharat Shiromani Award by the Shiromani Institute (May 2007)
- Received Builder of the Year Award by the Economic for Health and Educational Growth in August 2007.
- National Achievement Award for Real Estate Development by All India Business Development Association (August 2007)
- Received Lifetime Construction Excellence Award presented by the Economic and Human Resource Development Association in August 2007
- Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award for outstanding individual achievements and distinguished service to the nation by National Integration and Economic Council (August 2007)
- Received Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Institute for Environment Yoga and Social Security in August 2007
- Awarded for being the most respected and no.1 Builder in quality of the architecture of all projects by Business Sphere
- Received National Business Development and Construction Industry Leadership Award by Business Development Foundation in September 2007
- Building Industry Leadership Award for the fastest growing group (October 2007)
- India Property Awards 2007 Delhi for brilliance as a fastest growing group at the national level
2008
- Received Bharat Gaurav Award for meritorious services and outstanding performance in promoting the honour & prestige of India from India International Friendship Society in January 2008
- Pride of India Award (April 2008)
- Indian Achievers Award for Industrial Development presented by the Association of Industrial Development in May 2008
- Indian Achievers Podium, Delhi
2009
- Received Economic Growth Society of India’s Business Development Award
- Amity Corporate Excellence Award by Amity International Business School, Noida
- Icon and change agent – Bihar Conclave 2009 of Bihar
- Received Life Time Achievement Award presented by India International Friendship Society
2010
- Received Certificate of Excellence by Multinational Business Academy, India on 27 January
International Awards
2007
- Received International Gold Star Millennium Award presented by the Citizens Integration Peace Society, Nepal
- Received Indian Achiever – Pinnacle Award for the Year 2006 by NRI Institute in July 2007, United Kingdom
- The glory of India Award by India International Friendship Society (July 2007), United Kingdom
- Received Bib Reality Awards in Dubai
- International Award for Leader in Prestige & Quality by Actualidad, Madrid, Spain (November 2007)
- Received Doha Bank Achievers Excellence Award in Doha, Qatar
Assets & Properties
Movable Assets
- Bank Deposits: Rs. 6,20,95,855
- Shares in companies: Rs. 7,88,53,91,830
- NSS, Postal Savings, etc.: Rs. 32,08,137
- LIC or other insurance policies: Rs. 1,89,60,426
- Personal loans/advance loans: Rs. 7,12,69,557
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 5,75,000
- Jewellery: Rs. 3,11,15,048
- Other Assets: Rs. 5,75,00,000
Immovable Assets
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 6,00,00,000
- Non-Agricultural Land: Rs. 48,00,000
- Commercial Buildings: Rs. 3,80,00,000
- Residential Buildings: Rs. 22,45,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to 2013. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependents (minor).
Net Worth
Anil Sharma’s net worth for the financial year 2012-2013 was estimated to be Rs. 730 crores.
Facts/Trivia
- He visited Spain to study architecture and information about the latest building materials for their application in the Indian environment.
- From 1985-1990, Anil Sharma worked as a Senior Executive at the National Thermal Power Corporation and the National
Project Construction Corporation (Government of India Undertakings).
- In 2013, Anil was appointed as the president of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) NCR, an apex body of builders and developers in India.
- Anil Sharma has served as an official at Bihar Civil Services.
- He has served as the chief administrator of Balika Vidyapeeth, a residential school in Lakhisarai, Bihar.
- Anil Sharma often contributes to the welfare of society. He once donated an amount of Rs. 21 lacs in cash and a huge quantity of relief materials worth more than 30 lacs to the CM relief fund for victims of floods in Bihar. In 2010, he distributed around 5000 blankets to people in need during the peak of the winter season.
- He is associated with many social organisations and works on providing aid to dependent children and families. He has organised many donation camps.
- Anil is associated with a fortnightly magazine (Saamajikl and Aarthik Reform) which aims to create awareness towards Governance and Government policies in India.
- Reportedly, he took over a school for girl education in a rural area of Bihar, providing quality education to more than 1000 dependent children. He also started a technical college for deprived children in the same area.
- Anil has worked on increasing the number of educational institutions in some of the rural parts of Sikkim, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Chattisgarh.
- Anil Sharma serves as a member of the Indian delegation to China, Taiwan, Dubai, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Mauritius.