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Naval Tata was born on 30 August, 1904 in Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India (present day Gujarat, India). Discover Naval Tata's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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Occupation |
Industrialist, Philanthropist |
Age |
85 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
Born |
30 August 1904 |
Birthday |
30 August |
Birthplace |
Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Date of death |
(1989-05-05) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Died Place |
Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality |
India |
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Naval Tata Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Naval Tata height not available right now. We will update Naval Tata's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Naval Tata's Wife?
His wife is Simone Tata
Family |
Parents |
Ratanji Tata (father)Navajbai Sett (mother) |
Wife |
Simone Tata |
Sibling |
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Children |
Ratan Tata
Jimmy Tata
Noel Tata |
Naval Tata Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Naval Tata worth at the age of 85 years old? Naval Tata’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from India. We have estimated
Naval Tata's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
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He differed in opinion with his cousin and long standing colleague, JRD Tata. While JRD wanted to steer clear of politics, Naval stood as an independent candidate from South Bombay in 1971 but lost elections.
Naval was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India on Republic Day, 1969. The same year he was given recognition for his role in industrial peace and awarded the Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal. He was conferred the life membership of the National Institute of Personnel Management.
In 1966, he had been appointed a member of the Labour Panel of the Planning Commission set up by the Union Government.
Naval later married Simone Dunoyer, a businesswoman from Switzerland, they got married in 1955. Noel Tata is their son.
As a philanthropist, the Indian Cancer Society was established in 1951 by Naval Tata and Dr. D. J. Jussawalla, which is India's first voluntary, non-profit, national organisation for awareness, detection, cure and survivorship of those affected with this disease. He served as Chairman of the Indian Cancer Society for over 30 years.
Naval Tata went on to become an internationally recognised authority in labour relations, becoming a member of the International Labour Organization's governing body in 1949. His involvement with the International Labour Organisation for over three decades was very fruitful for India. Naval holds the record of being elected to the governing body of the International Labour Organization thirteen times. He was founder of ILO's family planning programme. He is author of reports like — In Pursuit of Industrial Harmony: An Employer's Perspective by Naval H. Tata (1976), A Policy for Harmonious Industrial Relations (1980), On Wage Problem and Industrial Unrest by Naval H. Tata, C. V. Pavaskar, B. N. Srikrishna (1982)
He contributed to sports, was associated with a host of other activities, and held senior offices in social, educational and welfare work. He was President of Indian Hockey Federation for fifteen years and was at helm when Indian hockey team won Olympic Gold in 1948, 1952 and 1956.
In 1930, he joined the Tata Sons as a despatch clerk-cum-assistant secretary and soon rose to be the Assistant Secretary of Tata Sons Ltd. In 1933, he became the Secretary to the Aviation Department and five years later, he joined as an executive in the Textiles Department. In 1939 he became the Joint Managing Director of the Tata Mills — the controlling company of the textile mills run by Tatas and became its Managing Director in 1947. On 1 February 1941, he became a Director of Tata Sons. He took over as the Managing Director of Tata Oil Mills Co Ltd in 1948. He was also the chairman of the Ahmedabad Advance Mills, a Tata Group company based at Ahmedabad.
Naval's first wife was Sooni Commissariat; they had two sons, Ratan and Jimmy. The couple separated in the mid-1940s.
Naval Hormusji Tata (30 August 1904 – 5 May 1989) was an adopted son of Sir Ratanji Tata and a noted alumni of the Tata Group. He is the father of Ratan Tata, Jimmy Tata and Noel Tata.
Naval was born in Surat on 30 August 1904 to a middle-class family. His father, a Spinning Master in the Advanced Mills at Ahmedabad, died in 1908 after which the family relocated to Navsari, where they lived modestly. His mother’s income was derived from embroidery work. Young Naval was later boarded at the J. N. Petit Parsi Orphanage by family friends, in an effort to help support them.