Mr. Naveen Jindal has many facets to his personality. He has represented Kurukshetra in
the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, is the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), Chancellor of
the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), President of the Flag Foundation of India (FFI), a sports
enthusiast and a family man.
The youngest son of Shri O.P. Jindal, the steel visionary and former Member of
Parliament and Minister for Power in the Government of Haryana, Mr. Naveen Jindal is the man behind
the transformation of a moderately performing company into a world class organisation. After
consolidating its position as a leading player in the steel, power, mining and infrastructure sectors
domestically, JSPL has now international operations in Africa, Oman, Australia and Indonesia besides
its wide spread presence in India.
He has been ranked amongst the Asia’s 25 Hottest People in Business by the Fortune Asia
magazine for turning a struggling steel company into an Asian blue-chip giant. He has also been ranked
as India’s Best CEO by Business Today based on a BT-INSEAD-HBR study of top value creators for
the period 1995 to 2011. JSPL has been rated the Second Highest Value Creator in the world by the
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) of USA.
Also, in 2011 he figured in the Economic Times-Corporate Dossier list of India Inc’s most
Powerful CEO’s. India Today named him among the Most Influential People in the state of Haryana
and Ernst & Young conferred upon him the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the field of Energy and
Infrastructure in 2010.
He is not only a successful entrepreneur but also a caring politician, a compassionate social servant
and an effective parliamentarian. He represented Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituency (which has a
population in excess of 2 million) in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha.
He started his active participation in politics during his college days, during which he was the
President of the Student Government and recipient of the ‘Student Leader of the Year
Award’ at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He is a management graduate from the UTD and
was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2010 by the University for his contribution to public
service, being a responsible corporate citizen and guiding his company in becoming a global player.
In recognition of his exceptional distinction in the fields of entrepreneurship and public service,
unqualified reputation for honesty, personal integrity and high standards of personal and professional
character, the UTD’s school of management has been christened as the Naveen Jindal School of
Management. This recognition has led to the establishment of the Naveen Jindal Institute for
Indo-American Business Studies.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to legal education and corporate philanthropy, Mr.
Naveen Jindal who is also the Founding Chancellor of the O.P. Jindal Global University was conferred
with the Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India.
The dominant themes in his public agenda reflect his determination to work for a cleaner, safer and
more equitable world, free of hunger, corruption, population instability and gender biases. Equally he
is committed to issues like women’s empowerment and promotion of sports at all levels. His
ideology is to incorporate the best practices of business management into politics.
As issues of national pride and self-esteem have always been of utmost interest to him, he
single-handedly took up the cause of restoring in Indians a national pride, choosing the Tricolour as
his symbol. His decade long crusade culminated in a historic judgement by the Supreme Court of India,
on January 23, 2004 that upheld the right of every Indian citizen to fly the National Flag freely,
with respect and dignity. Following this, in response to his continuing campaign, the Home Ministry
agreed in December 2009 to allow the flag to be flown at night when it is installed on a monumental
flagpole with proper illumination. Further, on February 18, 2010 he got the Rules Committee of Indian
Parliament to allow Members of Parliament to wear the National Flag on their lapels while seated in
the House.
He is currently putting up 100 feet and 207 feet high monumental flags across the country. Over 64
monumental flags have been hoisted so far. Also, he is a national record holder in skeet shooting and
an accomplished polo player.
He and his wife Shallu Jindal along with their children, Venkatesh and Yashasvini, reside in New
Delhi where they are active in the local community and support education and the performing arts. Mrs.
Shallu Jindal is an accomplished Kuchipudi danseuse.
