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Meet Jeet Adani, son of the world’s second richest billionaire: Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s youngest is an aspiring pilot who helms the Adani Group’s airports, finance and digital service

STORYUmesh Bhagchandani
Meet Jeet Adani, son of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Photo: @gautam_adani/ Twitter
Meet Jeet Adani, son of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Photo: @gautam_adani/ Twitter
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  • The second son of Gautam Adani – who’s richer than Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Mukesh Ambani, but not Elon Musk – speaks fluent Gujarati, Hindi and English
  • He is also an aspiring pilot, supercar enthusiast and finance whizz who attended University of Pennsylvania and is strongly involved in the family business, just like his older brother, Karan

India’s mega-billionaire Adani family are known to be elusive and low key. But with patriarch Gautam Adani’s net worth now estimated at over US$150 billion – according to The Times of India, their enormous wealth soared dramatically after the Covid-19 pandemic with businesses spanning from ports, airports and power distribution – many are curious about their life and family members.

With a father who’s the world’s second wealthiest billionaire, Gautam’s second son, Jeet Adani, is likely one of the world’s richest 25 year olds. While he is still notoriously private, in past years he has come out of his shell, seen speaking in forums and to the press about the Adani Group’s aggressive business plans.

Here’s what you need to know about the youngest Adani.

He is a decade younger than his brother Karan Adani

Gautam Adani with his sons Jeet Adani and Karan Adani. Photo: @AdaniKaran/Twitter
Gautam Adani with his sons Jeet Adani and Karan Adani. Photo: @AdaniKaran/Twitter
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According to Yahoo Finance, Jeet is over a decade younger than his brother Karan Adani, who serves as the CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ.

But unlike his elder brother, who graduated from Purdue University, Jeet holds a degree from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which he attended from 2015 to 2019.

His brother even posted a sweet shoutout on Twitter on his graduation day.

“Congratulations Jeet! We are all very proud of you. You did it! You are finally an engineer,” Karan wrote.

According to multiple sources, Karan has been groomed to take over the family business when their father decides to retire, but Jeet is not far behind in terms of business achievements …
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