| Name(s) |
NEVILLE NESS WADIA |
| Date of
Birth |
August 22, 1911
- born in Liverpool, England. |
| Date of
Death |
July 31, 1996 |
|
Identity |
Indian businessman and
philanthropist. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was a member of the Wadia
family, an old Parsi family which,
by the 1840s, was one of the leading
forces in the Indian shipbuilding
industry, having built over
a hundred warships for the
British
- He had established
trading networks around the
world.
- He married Dina, the
daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
the founder of Pakistan.
- Although he was born a Parsi,
his father renounced the Zoroastrian
faith and converted to Christianity.
- He converted from Christianity
to Zoroastrianism later in life.
- In 1952, Neville Wadia
succeeded his father as chairman of
Bombay Dyeing.
- He upgraded several hospitals in
Bombay founded by his family.
- He established a business school
in Pune and a host of charitable
trusts for Parsees.
- After his retirement as chairman
of Bombay Dyeing in 1977, he was
succeeded by his son, Nusli Wadia.
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