- Source: Areez Khambatta
Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta (22 September 1937 - 19 November 2022) was an Indian businessman and the founder of Rasna, a soft-drink concentrate company. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri in 2023.
Early life and education
He graduated from the Gujarat College in 1959 with a degree in chemistry.
Career
Areez joined his father's business in 1962. He created the soft drink concentrate brand Jaffe, named for Jaffna mangoes in the 1976. Jaffe was named Rasna in 1980. In 1997, his son Piruz took over the company.
Other work
He was also the Chairman of Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust and Rasna Foundation.
He was vice president of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of India.
Personal life
He was married to Persis Khambatta, and had three children - Piruz, Delna, and Ruzan.
References
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- Areez Khambatta
- Pratap Govindrao Pawar
- Dilip Shanghvi
- Prem Watsa
- Sanjeev Bikhchandani
- Karsanbhai Patel
- Yelavarthy Nayudamma
- B. Ravi Pillai
- Venu Srinivasan
- Mallika Srinivasan
