Om Prakash Jindal Explained

O. P. Jindal
Birth Date:7 August 1930
Birth Place:Hisar, Punjab Province, British India
(present day Haryana, India)
Death Place:Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Constituency:Hisar
Office:Minister of Power, Government of Haryana
Term:2005–2005
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Savitri Jindal
Children:4 (incl. Sajjan Jindal)
Known For:JSW Steel

Om Prakash Jindal (7 August 1930 – 31 March 2005), popularly known as O. P. Jindal, was born in Hisar, Haryana. He established successful business enterprises including Jindal Steel and Power, JSW Group and Jindal Stainless Limited under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, of which he was the chairman. In November 2004, Jindal was awarded the "Life Time Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the Indian steel industry by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the latest Forbes List, he was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians and 548th amongst the richest persons in the world.[1] He died in a helicopter crash on 31 March 2005.[2]

Jindal was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana. He won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively. He was also a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.

Jindal was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (the Haryana state assembly) in February 2005 and was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death. He was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.

His four sons, Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal now run the steel and power empire. His widow Savitri Jindal was Minister of State for Revenue, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation and Housing in Haryana state government,[3] while his son Naveen was a member of the Parliament of India. His granddaughter Sminu Jindal is managing director of Jindal SAW and founder of Svayam.

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  1. Web site: 2005-03-31 . From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist . 2021-12-30 . www.rediff.com.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-09 . O P Jindal: Man Who Could Talk To Machines, The Inspiring Story Of India's Original Steel Tycoon . 2021-12-30 . IndiaTimes . en-IN.
  3. Savitri Jindal, A Jain Devotee From Terapanth Sector Declared the Richest Woman in India Web site: Archived copy . 2009-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220013858/http://jainsamaj.org/magazines/december-2008.htm . 20 February 2009 . dmy-all .