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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Gautam Singhania
|image = Gautam Singhania delivering the keynote address at the Indian Navy-ITTA Clothing and Footwear Seminar Cum Exhibition.jpg
|alt =
|caption = Gautam Singhania delivering the keynote address at the Indian Navy-ITTA Clothing and Footwear Seminar Cum Exhibition
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|09|9|df=y}}
|alma_mater = [[Cathedral and John Connon School]] <br/> [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai]]
|occupation = Chairman and MD Raymond Group
|known_for = Chairman and MD [[Raymond Group]]
|spouse = Nawaz Modi Singhania
|children = Niharika Singhania
| mother = Ashabai Singhania
| father = [[Vijaypat Singhania]]
|website = {{url|https://twitter.com/SinghaniaGautam|Twitter}}
|networth = {{increase}} $1.4 billion

}}
'''Gautam Vijaypat Singhania''' (born 9 September 1965) is an Indian industrialist. He is the chairman and managing director of the [[Raymond Group]], the world's largest producer of suiting fabric.<ref name = "geoff_wealth_club"/>

==Biography==
Gautam Singhania was born in an industrialist family, to [[Vijaypat Singhania]] and Ashabai Singhania.<ref name = "geoff_wealth_club">{{cite book
| title = India's Global Wealth Club: The Stunning Rise of Its Billionaires and Their
| author = Geoff Hiscock
| publisher = John Wiley and Sons
| year = 2007
| isbn = 978-0-470-82238-8
| pages = 277–278
}}</ref>

He is an alumnus of [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai]] and [[Cathedral and John Connon School]]. He is also an alumnus of [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics|H.R. College]] in [[Churchgate]], Mumbai

Gautam Singhania joined the Singhania family's JK Group of companies in 1986. He later joined the family's [[Raymond Group]], becoming a director in 1990, the managing director in July 1999, and the chairman in September 2000. He restructured the group and sold Raymond's non-core businesses (synthetics, steel and cement).<ref>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/aug/22inter1.htm
| title = Gautam Singhania: India's 'complete man'
| date = 22 August 2006
| work = [[Rediff.com]]
| accessdate = 30 September 2014}}
</ref> Under him, the group moved its focus to fabrics, apparel brands, [[prophylactic]]s ([[KamaSutra condoms]]), and men's toiletries. He has also focused on international partnerships for Raymond, including joint ventures with UCO Textiles of Belgium (denim) and Gruppo Zambaiti of Italy (shirting).<ref name = "geoff_wealth_club"/> In 2005, Singhania opened a nightclub named ''Poison'' in [[Bandra]], with [[DJ Aqeel]].<ref name = "geoff_wealth_club"/>
As of 2012 Singhania's net worth is estimated to be around $1.4 Billion.<ref>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.businessinsider.com/jk-house--antilias-competitor-in-mumbai-2012-2?IR=T
| title = JK House : Antilia's Competitor in Mumbai
| date = 23 February 2012
| accessdate = 30 September 2014}}
</ref> Singhania is currently constructing a [[skyscraper]] ten stories taller than the [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]] constructed by [[Mukesh Ambani]]. The 30 story mansion, called JK House, will be a combination of a private residence and textile showroom.

== Personal life ==
Gautam Singhania is married to Nawaz Modi Singhania, a Parsi. The couple has a daughter named Niharika (born December 2005) <ref name = "geoff_wealth_club"/>

He has suffered from [[vitiligo]] (loss of skin pigmentation) since a young age. Its progression accelerated when he was in his early 30s, as a side effect of medication.<ref>
{{cite news
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/Braveheart/articleshow/823409.cms
| title = Braveheart
| work = The Times of India
| date = 22 August 2004
| access-date = 30 September 2014
}}</ref>

Gautam Singhania's father gave him 27% of the company as per family understanding. After taking over the company a few years later he turned it around and turned it into a huge success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/60266624.cms|title=Gautam Singhania bluntly dismisses father's sob story, says he's the victim, not Vijaypat|last=|first=|date=|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>

He is entangled in a property dispute with his father Vijaypat Singhania, who had this message for parents across the country: "Love your children and care for them, but don't love them so much that you are blinded".

In 2015, his father handed over his shares, worth over Rs. 1,000 crore, to Gautam Singhania the younger of his two sons, and had this to say in 2017 to NDTV, "In the 79 years of my life, I'd never thought I would have to take a family dispute to court after giving away everything I had and that I wouldn't even have a roof over my head." His father is currently living in rented accommodation and is demanding to be reimbursed for the rent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raymond Man Vijaypat Singhania Has A Message For Parents |url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/raymonds-man-vijaypat-singhania-has-a-message-for-parents-1737624 |website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref>

===Hobbies===
Gautam Singhania is passionate about fast cars, boats, planes and nightclubs.<ref name = "geoff_wealth_club"/> He has driven a Formula 1 car in France, a [[Ferrari 360 Modena]] in a road and track rally across Europe, and a [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] for [[Cannonball Run (disambiguation)|Cannonball Run]]. He has also formed the first-ever [[Super Car Club]] in India. He owns a [[Tesla Model X]] that had been imported from the USA, at a time when Tesla cars were not available in India. He owns the only [[Lamborghini Gallardo|Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera]] in India, and a pre-2008 [[Lamborghini Gallardo|Gallardo]] which has been modified to have over 1,600 horsepower. He also owns a [[Ferrari 458 Challenge]] racing car. He also owns a lot of [[Drifting (motorsport)|drift]] cars, including an [[S15 Silvia]], a [[240SX]], an [[BMW M3|E46 M3]], a [[Subaru Impreza|WRX STI]], and a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution|Lancer Evo VI]]. He also does drag racing in a heavily modified [[Nissan Skyline GT-R|R33 Skyline GT-R]] with over 1,000 horsepower. He is very passionate about cars and has won many races in his sports cars. Singhania owns ''M Y Ashena'', a tri-deck luxury yacht constructed entirely out of Burma [[Teak]] wood. The yacht was designed by traditional boat builders from a village in [[Gujarat]]. The Ashena was later used by [[Liz Hurley]] for her wedding.<ref>
{{cite news
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1544584/Indian-celebrations-for-Hurley-wedding-begin.html
| title = Indian celebrations for Hurley wedding begin
| author = Peter Foster
| publisher = The Telegraph
| date = 5 March 2007
| access-date = 30 September 2014
}}</ref> He also owns the luxury yacht ''Moonraker'', which later sunk due to leaks caused by external damage However nobody aboard was harmed.<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/moonraker-the-superyacht-built-for-speed-and-comfort--1941
| title = Moonraker: the superyacht built for speed and comfort
| publisher = Boat International
| date = 2015-01-30
| accessdate = 2017-03-05
}}</ref>, launched 2014, his second of that name after the Moonraker launched 1992,<ref>
{{cite web
| url=https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-25944/moonraker.htm
| title = MOONRAKER YACHT FOR CHARTER
| publisher = Yacht Charter Fleet
| access-date = 5 March 2017
}}</ref> as well as a traditional three-masted Arabian sailing [[dhow]] ''Shazma'', four speedboats named after the [[James Bond film series|James Bond movies]] ''Octopussy'', ''Goldfinger'', ''Thunderball'', ''Golden Eye'', and some other speedboats called ''Smokin Joe'' and ''Raymond''.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://archives.digitaltoday.in/businesstoday/20040104/features5.html
| title = Live It Up!
| author = Brian Carvalho
| work = Business Today
| date = 4 January 2004
| access-date = 30 September 2014
}}</ref> Singhania also owns a [[Bombardier Challenger 604]] business jet (VT-NGS) and three helicopters.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

==References==
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