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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1942–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Jagdish Khattar
| image =
| image_size =
| alt = Jagdish Khattar
| caption = Jagdish Khattar at his home office, Carnation Auto
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]
| occupation = Businessman
| children = 1
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dera Ismail Khan]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|4|26|1942|12|18}}
}}

'''Jagdish Khattar''' (18 December 1942<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=26 April 2021|title=A Tribute to Jagdish Khattar - The Man behind Maruti's Magical Turnaround {{!}} Droom Discovery|url=https://droom.in/auto-news/a-tribute-to-jagdish-khattar-the-man-behind-maruti-s-magical-turnaround|access-date=28 April 2021|website=Droom|language=en}}</ref>{{spnd}}26 April 2021)<ref>{{cite web|date=26 April 2021|title=Jagdish Khattar, former MD of Maruti Suzuki India, dies at 78|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/jagdish-khattar-former-md-of-maruti-suzuki-india-dies-at-66/82255807|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426082150/https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/jagdish-khattar-former-md-of-maruti-suzuki-india-dies-at-66/82255807|archive-date=26 April 2021|work=[[The Economic Times]]|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref> was an [[India|Indian]] [[Businessperson|businessman]] and [[Civil Servant|civil servant]]. He was the managing director of [[Maruti Udyog|Maruti Udyog Limited]] from 1999 to 2007. He first joined Maruti in July 1993 as a director (marketing).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former Maruti chief Jagdish Khattar passes away|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/former-maruti-chief-jagdish-khattar-passes-away/cid/1813793|access-date=28 April 2021|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> He was appointed managing director in 1999 as the government nominee, and reappointed in May 2002 as the [[Suzuki]] Motor Corporation (SMC) nominee.<ref name=":3">{{cite news|title=The humbling of Jagdish Khattar|date=23 June 2015|work=Mint|id={{ProQuest|1690283653}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kuwait-arrests-its-national-for-funding-indian-isis-man-in-iraq-1278513.html | title=Kuwait Arrests Its National For Funding Indian ISIS Man in Iraq | agency=Press Trust of India | date=7 August 2016 | publisher=News18 | accessdate=3 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/marketing/19527_Khattar-retires-from-Maruti-Suzuki-top-management-reshuffled | title=Khattar retires from Maruti Suzuki; top management reshuffled | publisher=afaqs.com | date=30 October 2007 | accessdate=3 September 2020 }}</ref> During his tenure, he oversaw a restructuring of the company in the face of foreign competitors entering the Indian market.

Prior to joining Maruti, Khattar was an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] for more than 27 years.<ref name="biographs">{{cite web
|url=http://www.myiris.com/shares/ipo/bin/ipoReviewShow.php?icode=MARUDYOG
|title=An IPO review conducted by myiris.com
|accessdate=14 September 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909004248/http://www.myiris.com/shares/ipo/bin/ipoReviewShow.php?icode=MARUDYOG
|archivedate=9 September 2006 |url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite web
|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/bisc/jakh.html
|title=Interview conducted by India Infoline
|accessdate=14 September 2006}}</ref> In 2008, he decided to set up an independent national sales and service network in the automobile sector, which became Carnation Auto.

==Early life==

Khattar was born on 18 December 1942 into a family of entrepreneurs<ref name=":2" /> who had set up an electricity generation and supply company in [[Dera Ismail Khan]] (now in Pakistan) before [[Partition of India|Partition]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranjana|first=Eshwar|date=26 April 2021|title=Former Maruti Suzuki MD Jagdish Khattar Passes Away at 78|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/former-maruti-suzuki-md-jagdish-khattar-passes-away|access-date=28 April 2021|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref> He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] ([[honours degree|Honours]]) degree from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi]] and his [[LLB]] from [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cappelli|first=Peter|title=The India Way: How India's Top Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management|date=2010|isbn=978-1-4221-5784-8|oclc=1147300636|page=[[iarchive:indiawayhowindia0000capp/page/238/mode/1up|238]]|publisher=[[Harvard Business Publishing]]}}</ref>
== Career ==
Khattar was an [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service (IAS)]] officer of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre. As a bureaucrat he served as the officer of the Uttar Pradesh state government between 1965 and 1979, during which he served as the [[district magistrate]] of Chamoli between 1969 and 1972, and the managing director of the [[Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation]] between 1975 and 1978.<ref name="biographs" /> He was the director of the [[Tea Board of India]] in London between 1979 and 1983.<ref name="biographs" /> He was with the [[Ministry of Commerce]] as the chairman of the Tea Board between 1983 and 1984 and served as the chairman and managing director of the [[Uttar Pradesh State Cement Corporation]] between 1984 and 1986, and as the secretary and chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation between 1986 and 1988. He went on to be the joint secretary at the [[Ministry of Steel]] with the Government of India between 1988 and 1992.<ref name="biographs" />

He was brought in as an [[Officer on Special Duty]] to [[Maruti Udyog]] in 1992 by the then managing director [[R. C. Bhargava]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Sharmistha|date=19 November 2014|title=40 Years Ago... and now: How the people's car was born, and how it stayed that way|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-how-the-people-s-car-was-born-and-how-it-stayed-that-way-114111900021_1.html|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> He joined the company in 1993 as a director of marketing and went on to become its executive director before being promoted to being its joint managing director in 1999.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=27 April 2021|title=Former Maruti Suzuki India MD Jagdish Khattar dies at 78|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/former-maruti-suzuki-india-md-jagdish-khattar-dies-at-78-101619487681708.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> This was the time of differences between [[Suzuki Motor|Suzuki Motor Corporation]] and the Government of India which were joint venture partners in the company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Former Maruti Suzuki MD Jagdish Khattar passes away|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/former-maruti-suzuki-md-jagdish-khattar-passes-away-244473|access-date=28 April 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> He was noted to have laid the foundation of the company's growth after the Indian government began its [[Disinvestment in India|disinvestment]] from the joint venture in 2002. During this period of disagreement between the venture partners, Khattar dealt with issues on ownership, technology transfer, as well as industrial relations including a workers strike in the Gurgaon plant of the company in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> In 2002, he was re-nominated as the managing director by Suzuki Motor Corporation and served as the managing director until his retirement in 2007. At the time of his retirement, the company had more than fifty percent of the market share of the Indian passenger vehicles market.<ref name=":0" /> He was also noted for his representations of the Indian auto industry for changes in taxation structure and regulations with the government, working with the [[Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers|Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)]].<ref name=":1" />

His last day in office at Maruti as MD, at age 65, was on 18 December 2007.<ref name=":3" /> After his retirement from Maruti Udyog in 2007, he founded Carnation Auto, a multi-brand car service chain with investments from [[Premji Invest]] and [[Gaja Capital]]. He was charged by the CBI and Carnation Auto in 2019 of causing losses of INR 110 crores to the Indian [[Public sector banks in India|public sector bank]], [[Punjab National Bank]].<ref name=":0" /> However, an independent forensic audit found no evidence of wrongdoings.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/not-surprised-by-owaisi-stand-on-caa-npr-amit-shah-interview-1631241-2019-12-24 Ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar booked for Rs 110 crore bank loan: CBI]</ref>

== Death ==
Khattar died on 26 April 2021 from a cardiac arrest. He was aged 78.<ref name=":0" />

==Recognition and awards==
Khattar had an honorary [[Doctor of Business Administration]] award from the [[London Metropolitan University]] for his services to the automobile industry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jagdish Khattar - Carnation Auto|url=https://www.indiamart.com/carnationautoindialtd/team-manpower.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=www.indiamart.com}}</ref> In addition, some of his managerial awards included:
*Ernst and Young – Manager Entrepreneur of the Year 2003<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khanna|first=Sundeep|date=26 April 2021|title=Jagdish Khattar's contribution to Maruti was invaluable but his legacy checkered|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/jagdish-khattar-s-contribution-to-maruti-was-invaluable-but-his-legacy-is-checkered-11619428902961.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
* National HRD Network – Pathfinder CEO of the Year 2006<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Jagdish Khattar - Carnation India|url=https://www.indiamart.com/carnationautoindialtd/aboutus.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=www.indiamart.com}}</ref>
* CNBC – Auto Car Man of the Year 2008<ref name=":4" />
* NDTV Profit – Auto Man of the Year 2008<ref name=":4" />
* J.D. Power & Associates – Founder's Award 2008<ref name=":4" />

==Industry and government assignments ==
*President, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Malyaban|date=26 April 2021|title=Jagdish Khattar transformed Maruti and India's auto industry|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/jagdish-khattar-a-man-who-transformed-maruti-and-indian-automotive-industry-11619451990794.html|access-date=28 April 2021|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
* President, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACMA - Automotive Mission Plan|url=https://www.acma.in/uploads/doc/Automotive%20Mission%20Plan%202006%202016.pdf}}</ref>
* Member of Empowered Committee on National Automotive Testing and R & D Infrastructure (NATRIP)<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIAM - Annual Report|url=https://www.siam.in/uploads/ar/8-8thAnnualReport2005-2006.PDF}}</ref>
* Member, Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the National Capital Region set up by the Supreme Court of India<ref>{{Cite web|title=EPCA Reconstitution|url=https://epca.org.in/IA-for-the-re-constitution-of-the-EPCA.pdf}}</ref>
* Member of the Committee constituted by Ministry of Defence, Government of India, to look into streamlining of systems for procurement of specific items<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kelkar Committee Report|url=https://www.geod.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kelkar-Committee-submits-report-on-defence-acquisition.pdf}}</ref>
* Chairman, sub-committee for restructuring of Defence undertakings & ordnance factories.<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=8386 Kelkar Committee submits report on defence acquisition]</ref>

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