Ratan Jindal is an Indian businessman and philanthropist. He is the chairman and co-managing Director at Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Wiki/Biography
Ratan Kumar Jindal was born on 31 July 1961 (age 62 years; as of 2023) in India. His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his Commerce degree from Kurukshetra University. He then graduated from the Wharton Advance Management Programme at the Wharton School of Management at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 11″
Hair Colour: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Ratan Jindal is the son of the Late Om Prakash Jindal, an industrialist, politician, and philanthropist. Om Prakash is the founder of Jindal Organisation and its ventures. He also served as the Minister of Power for the Haryana government until he passed away in a plane crash in 2005.
Om Prakash Jindal (centre, sitting) with his four sons who run the Jindal Group
Ratan’s mother is Savitri Jindal, a businesswoman and politician in the Indian National Congress. Savitri took over the Jindal business ventures after her husband passed away and was named India’s richest woman in 2023 by Forbes.
Savitri Jindal sitting next to a picture of her late husband Om Prakash Jindal
Ratan is one of nine siblings. Naveen Jindal is an industrialist, philanthropist, sportsperson, and politician of the Indian National Congress. Naveen Jindal is the chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (formerly known as Jindal Strips Limited). Sajjan Jindal is the chairman and managing director of the JSW Group. Prithviraj Jindal is the non-executive chairman of Jindal SAW Limited. Ratan Jindal is the chairman of Jindal Stainless Limited. Seema Jindal Jajodia is a health coach and the owner of Nourish Organics. Ratan’s other siblings include Sarika Jhunjhunwala, Urmila Bhuwalka, and Nirmala Goel.
Ratan Jindal (fifth from left) with his siblings
Wife & Children
Ratan is married to Deepika Jindal who is an entrepreneur. She is the founder of Arttd’inox, which is a brand that deals with luxury stainless steel gifting.
Ratan Jindal with Deepika Jindal
The couple have two children together. Their son, Abhyuday Jindal is the managing director of JSL Limited. Their daughter, Urvi Jindal Bhatia is an entrepreneur.
Ratan Jindal’s daughter, Urvi Jindal
Ratan Jindal’s son, Abhyuday Jindal
Address
6, Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi – 110001
Signature
Ratan Jindal’s signature
Career
Ratan Jindal holds the positions of chairman and co-managing director at Jindal Stainless Ltd. He also serves as the non-executive chairman for Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd. and is the managing director and director at Jindal Stainless FZE, both subsidiaries of Jindal Stainless Ltd. He is actively involved in various organizations, such as the Young Presidents’ Organization, World Steel Association, Confederation of Indian Industry, Nickel Development Institute, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Indian Stainless Steel Development Association. He also sits on the board of 14 other companies. Ratan’s leadership led Jindal Stainless to become the largest integrated stainless steel producer in India, securing a spot among the top 10 global stainless steel producers. Under his guidance, the company evolved and began catering to an international audience with an annual capacity of 1.1 million tonnes. He is well known for his technical proficiency and deep understanding of customers and markets. His focus goes beyond producing world-class stainless steel products to advocating the versatile use of stainless steel in various applications. Ratan’s goal is to enhance lives by promoting a metal that is corrosion-resistant, durable, infinitely recyclable, and inherently stainless.
Philanthropy
In line with his father’s legacy, Shri O.P. Jindal, who emphasized uplifting weaker sections for national prosperity, Ratan Jindal has integrated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into Inclusive Management. He is the chairman of the 600-bed, multi-specialty charitable hospital and oversees two large schools. He has ensured that over 4000 students, regardless of their backgrounds, received quality education without discrimination. Social commitments remain central to his businesses, aligning with the founding principles of the Jindal Group. Initiatives like the 600-bed charitable hospital, Vidya Devi Jindal School, and O P Jindal Modern School reflect this.
The O P Jindal Modern School in Hisar
He also helps with the empowerment of local communities through initiatives like technical & vocational training, micro-financing, livelihood generation, tailoring, farming & poultry training, and environmental conservation efforts at the plant level, all done under the Jindal banner.
Controversies
Zee News Controversy
Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia had taken legal action by filing a criminal defamation case against Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), Ratan Jindal, Naveen Jindal, and 13 others. The case is linked to revelations in the Coalgate scam involving Naveen Jindal and JSPL. The defamation claims were based on harmful statements in the First Information Report against Sudhir Chaudhary and false statements made by Naveen Jindal during a press conference on 25 October 2012. The Zee News employees contended that they were unfairly involved in a case related to Coalgate scam disclosures involving those named in the criminal defamation case.
Facts/Trivia
- Ratan Jindal is interested in sports and is an avid golfer. He also plays cricket and tennis.
- Ratan used to be the director of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) but resigned in 2016.