Pallonji Mistry

Businessman

Irish Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman
NationalityIrish
Date of Birth01/06/1929
Age93 years (died on 28, Jun, 2022)
BirthplaceBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Date of Death28/06/2022

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Bio/Wiki

Full namePallonji Shapoorji Mistry
Names earnedPhantom of Bombay House

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolThe Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
College/UniversityImperial College, London
Educational QualificationHe was a graduate

Personal Life

ReligionZoroastrianism
EthnicityGujarati Parsi

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)Married

Family

SpousePat Perin Dubash (Irish citizen, interior decorator)
Children
  • Shapoor Mistry (chairman of the SP Group)
  • Cyrus Mistry (deceased, former chairman of Tata Sons)
  • Laila Rustom Jehangir (former director of Kavisha Holdings Private Limited)
  • Aloo Noel Tata (wife of Ratan Tata's half-brother Noel Tata)
Parents
FatherShapoorji Pallonji Mistry (founder of Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Ltd)
MotherName

Career

AwardIndiaโ€™s third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India (2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pallonji Mistry was a successful Irish businessman born in India.
2. In 1947, he started working for his father's construction company, Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Ltd.
3. In 2021, he was recognized as India's 9th wealthiest and the wealthiest businessman in Ireland.
4. On June 28, 2022, he passed away at 93 years old.
5. He was known for constructing numerous homes in Dubai, London, and Surrey.
6. During his leadership, Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Ltd expanded by acquiring and establishing various businesses, leading to the formation of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group.
7. He was the largest individual shareholder in Tata Sons with an 18.4% stake.
8. He took over the reins of the SP Group in 1975 after his father's death.
9. The SP Group is known for iconic projects like the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai, the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, and the Al Alam Palace for the Sultan of Oman.
10. In 2003, he renounced Indian citizenship to become an Irish citizen based on his marriage to an Irish-born wife.
11. He served on the boards of Union Bank of India, W H Brady, The Associated Cement Companies (ACC, where he was chairman for several years), and Tata Sons.
12. In 2006, along with his wife, he funded and set up a home for senior citizens at The B D Petit Parsee General Hospital in Mumbai.
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