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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ashwin Choksi <br />
| birth_date = 1944<br />
| death_date = {{Death date|2018|09|19|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| occupation = Businessman<br />
| title = Non-executive chairman, [[Asian Paints Ltd]]<br />
| education = [[Sydenham College]] ([[Master of Commerce|M.Com]])<br />
| spouse = Married<br />
| children = 2<br />
| relatives = <br />
}}<br />
'''Ashwin Chimanlal Choksi''' (1944 – 19 September 2018) was an Indian billionaire businessman and the non-executive chairman of [[Asian Paints Ltd]], India's largest paint company. He was among the top 100 richest Indians.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Rich List - Ashwin Choksi|url=http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2014/ashwin-choksi/115|accessdate=5 March 2015|work=Forbes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310125719/http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2014/ashwin-choksi/115|archive-date=10 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ashwin Choksi was born in 1944 in [[Mumbai]]. His father Chimanlal Choksi was one of the co-founders of Asian Paints. Choksi completed his master's in commerce from [[Sydenham College]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashwin Choksi|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/C/ashwin-choksi/6715|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Choksi joined the family business [[Asian Paints]] in 1965. He became managing director and executive chairman,<ref>{{cite news|title=Old Canvas, fresh colours|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/old-canvas,-fresh-colours/1/890.html|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Business Today}}</ref> and a non-executive director of Berger International.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashwin Chimanlal Choksi|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10959668&ticker=APNT:IN|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref><br />
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On 19 September 2018, Choksi died after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashwin Choksi Non-Executive Chairman of Asian Paints passes away |url=https://sawdust.online/news/ashwin-choksi-non-executive-chairman-of-asian-paints-passes-away/ |date=22 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
Choksi was married with two children, Ashish Choksi and Rupen Choksi, and they lived in Mumbai.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite news|title=Forbes profile: Ashwin Choksi|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashwin-choksi/|accessdate=5 January 2020|work=Forbes}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian industrialists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian billionaires]]<br />
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