1922-08-21
India
Social worker
Business executive
Madan Mohan Sabharwal OBE, (21 August 1922 – 10 March 2018)[1] is Indian business executive, social worker and a former president of the HelpAge India.[2] Born on 21 August 1922, he graduated in Economics from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi before starting a career which saw him holding senior positions at several business enterprises.[3] He has served such companies as Dunlop India, Bata India, Britannia Industries, Indian Oxygen Limited, Needle Industries India and Precision Electronics Ltd as the chairman and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Oil India Limited, National Aluminium Company, Federal-Mogul Goetze (India), Avery India, Fibre Glass Pilkington Limited and Ranbaxy Laboratories.[2][4] In 1980, he joined HelpAge India, became its president in 1986 and is associated with the organization as its President Emeritus.[5] He sits in the boards of Nutrition Foundation of India and the National Council for Older Persons.[2]
Sabharwal was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1998 by the British Government.[2][3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to society.[6] He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Conference on Geriatrics and Gerontology (2004) and the Vayoshreshtha Samman of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.[7]
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Both born in the Summer of 1922. Delhi University Alumni Association(2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Still on the roll. India Today(31 July 1993). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ History. HelpAge India(2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016). Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Vayoshreshtha Samman. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment(2016). Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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