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| name = Jehangir Wadia<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|06|df=y}}<ref name="tiesknot">{{cite news|title=Jeh Wadia's tying the knot |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Jeh-Wadias-tying-the-knot/articleshow/39407190.cms |first=Gauri |last=Sinh |date=6 March 2003 |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India<br />
| occupation = Businessman<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|Celina Wadia|2003}}<br />
| parents = [[Nusli Wadia]] (father)<br />
| children = 2<br />
| relatives = See [[Wadia family]] and [[Jinnah family]]<br />
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'''Jehangir Nusli Wadia''' (born 6 July 1973), also known as '''Jeh Wadia''', is an Indian businessman, who was the Managing Director of [[Go First]], [[Bombay Dyeing]] and [[Bombay Realty]]. He was also a Director on the Boards of [[Britannia Industries]], The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp. Ltd, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others.<ref>{{cite web| title = Nusli Neville Wadia Executive Profile & Biography |work= Businessweek | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8094659&ticker=874090 | accessdate = 2014-09-18 }}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
{{See also|Wadia family}}<br />
Jehangir (also known as Jeh) was born in [[Mumbai]] to businessman [[Nusli Wadia]] and former air hostess Maureen Wadia. He has one brother, [[Ness Wadia]], who is a businessman. His father was the son of [[Neville Wadia]] and [[Dina Wadia]]. His grandfather was the son of Sir Ness Wadia who played an important role in turning the city of Bomaby into one of the worlds largest cotton gin trading centers during the late 19th century. His grandmother was the daughter of [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] the founder of [[Pakistan]]. Jehangir did his initial schooling at the [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar|Lawrence School]] in [[Sanawar]] and moved to a boarding school in England to complete his graduation. Jehangir earned a master's degree in science from the [[Warwick University]] in England.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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Wadia is married to Celina since 2003 who is from Australia, they met in London and have two children together, Jr. Jahangir and Ella.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-d-never-want-to-ride-on-jeh-s-fame-1089980|title = ‘I’d never want to ride on Jeh’s fame’|accessdate = 19 December 2014|publisher = DNA}}</ref> Celina runs her own fashion line under the brand name C Femme.<br />
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Wadia is the managing director of GoAir (founded in 2005). The World Economic Forum elected him as a Young Global Leader in the year 2008. Wadia is currently the Managing Director of [[Go First]], [[Bombay Dyeing]] and its real estate division Bombay Realty. He is also a Director on the Boards of Britania [[Britannia Industries]], The Bombay Burmah Trading Corp, Wadia Techno – Engineering Services Limited & others. Wadia is a devotee of [[Hinduism]] as well as [[Islam]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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