Priti Adani is an Indian educator and qualified medical doctor. She is also a philanthropist. She is the chairman of the Adani Foundation and the wife of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group. She is considered a leading female educator in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Wiki/Biography
Priti Adani was born on Sunday, 29 August 1965, in Mumbai (56 years old; as of 2021). Her star sign is Virgo. She completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Government Dental College, Ahmedabad.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
parents and siblings
The names of her parents are unknown.
husband and children
Her husband’s name is Gautam Adani. He is a billionaire industrialist and the founder of the Adani Group.
Priti Adani and husband Gautam Adani
The couple has two sons named Karan Adani and Jeet Adani.
Priti Adani’s eldest son Karan
Priti Adani with son ‘Jeet Adani’ and husband ‘Gautam Adani’
Her granddaughter’s name is Anuradha Karan Adani.
Priti Adani with her granddaughter, husband, son and daughter-in-law
Profession
After completing her studies, Preeti Adani started working as a dentist. In 1996, she was appointed Chairman of the Adani Foundation. After the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, she founded a school in Mundra, Gujarat and named it “Adani DAV School”. Later, the school was renamed Adani Public School. Priti Adani and her husband founded the Adani Vidya Mandir School in June 2009 in Bhadreshwar (near Mundra) and Ahmedabad. The motto of this school is to provide free high school education to poor and needy children.
Priti Adani talks to students
Priti Adani is also the Chairman of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Residential School in Delhi, the largest tribal institution and tribal university in the world.
Priti Adani addresses students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Boarding School
On May 16, 2016, Priti Adani started managing Adani Skill Development Centers named ‘SAKSHAM’ which aims to enhance the capabilities of the youth of India by providing them world-class skill development training at these centres. In 2018-19, under Priti’s guidance and leadership, the Adani Group’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) budget increased from Rs 95 crore to Rs 128 crore.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- 2010-2011: FICCI-FLOW Female Philanthropist Award
- Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gujarat Law Society
Facts/Trivia
- While addressing the students gathered at KISS during her visit to Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) campus in 2016, Preeti explained that the motto behind the establishment of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) is:
Education is the most powerful tool for social transformation. Adani Foundation is pleased to strengthen the educational environment in remote tribal areas of Odisha through its association with the renowned Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. “
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education