Harshad Mehta Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Stockbroker
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/07/1954
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Paneli Moti, Rajkot District, Gujarat

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Harshad Shantilal Mehta
Names Earned	The Big Bull The Amitabh Bachchan of Stock Market
Famous For	Masterminding the 1992 Stock Market Scam of over INR 4000 crore rupees

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	B.Com
School	Holy Cross Senior Secondary School, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
College/University	Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai (1976)

Personal Life

Hometown	Paneli Moti, Rajkot District, Gujarat
Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse

Jyoti Mehta

Children

Son	Atur Mehta
Daughter	None

Parents

Father	Shantilal Mehta (Businessman)
Mother	Rasilaben Mehta

Siblings

Brother	Sudhir Mehta Hitesh Mehta Ashwin Mehta (Advocate)
Sister	None

Career

Timeline

Graduated from Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics
Quit job at NIACL and started working as a jobber in stock market business
Became a member of the Bombay Stock Exchange and established his own stock brokerage firm

Significant Events

Secretively siphoned off money from government security markets
Elevated the Sensex from 1000 to 4500 in one year
Manipulated share prices of companies like ACC Cement

Style Quotient

Lifestyle	Sea-facing penthouse in Mumbai's Worli with a mini-golf course and swimming pool Owned fancy cars including a Toyota Lexus car worth Rs. 40 lakh

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was born into a family following the Gujarati Jain culture.
His career began with various odd jobs before transitioning into the stock market industry.
He exploited loopholes within the banking system to commit financial fraud.