Sunil Bharti Mittal is an Indian businessman who founded Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading conglomerates with interests in telecom, retail, and agriculture. He was born in 1957 in Ludhiana, India and started his first business in 1976 at age 18 making bicycle parts. In the 1990s, he successfully bid for one of India's first mobile licenses and launched telecom services in Delhi in 1995, which grew into Bharti Airtel, now India's largest telecom company. He has received several business awards and holds the distinction of being the first Indian to feature on the Forbes World's Billionaires list.
3. ABOUT SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL Born: October 23, 1957 ) Ludhiana , Punjab , India Residence: Delhi Ethnicity: Baniya Alma mater: Punjab University Bachelor of Economics & Political Science Occupation: Founder , Owner , Chairman and CEO of Bharti Airtel Net worth: US$7.7 billion (2009) Religious beliefs: Hindu Spouse(s): Nyna Children: Eiesha and twins Kavin & Sharvin
4. From making bicycle parts as a teenager, Sunil Bharti Mittal has come a long way. Sunil Bharti Mittal Chairman and Group Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises, has at the age of 43 created a Telecom Giant in India. Sunil Is An Alumnus Of Harvard Business School India's leading telecom conglomerate, has been at the forefront of technology and has revolutionized telecommunications with its world-class brands, products and services. The company has grown by leaps and bounds from its humble beginnings in the 1970’. Today Bharti Airtel has the largest customer base in India with alliances with companies such as Vodafone and SingTel.In the future his focus is going to be on providing international mobile services , retail industry and agriculture.He recently struck a joint venture deal with Wal-Mart ,the retail giant, for starting retail stores accross India ABOUT SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL
7. A first generation entrepreneur, he started his first business in 1976 at the age of 18, with a capital investment of Rs 20,000 (U$500) borrowed from his father. His first business was to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers. In 1980 he sold his bicycle parts and yarn factories and moved to Mumbai . In 1982, through the power and influence of his father's position as MP, he acquired an import license in an otherwise closed economy. He became the exclusive dealer for Suzuki Motors 's portable electric-power generators imported from Japan. The importing of telecom equipment was banned by the Indian Government as ITI (Indian Telecom Industry ) monopoly practices & sole OEM for Department of Telecommunication In 1992, he successfully bid for 1 of the 4 mobile licences. He established the first company to manufacture push button telephones in India. He was one of the first Indian entrepreneurs to identify the mobile telecom business as a major growth area and launched services in the city of Delhi and the National Capital Region in the year 1995 ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES
8. He is superstitious about the number 23, as he was born on the 23rd and also got married on the 23rd.He also becomes vegetarian before any big venture. PERSONAL LIFE He is opening a Football academy in Haryana or Goa to help India send a team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup . PHILANTHROPY In November 2006, he struck a joint venture deal with Wal-Mart , the US retail giant, to start a number of retail stores across India. TIE-UP WITH WAL-MART
9. Bharti AirTel, India’s leading private integrated telecom company, has been at the forefront of the telecomrevolution and has transformed the telecom sector with its world-class services built on leading edge technologies.Bharti has been a pioneering force in the telecom sector and today enjoys a strong nationwide presence .