The 93-year-old Indian-Irish business tycoon, Pallonji Mistry, head of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, passed away late on Monday night at his home in Mumbai. Popularly known as the Phantom of Bombay House, he died in mid-sleep on an intervening night on Monday and Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and four children, two daughters and two sons.

Pallonji Mistry was the richest person in Ireland and the chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his wealth is estimated to be US $28.0 billion as of April 9, 2021.

The third-highest civilian award in India, the Padma Bhushan, was given to Pallonji in 2016 for his contributions to real estate, textiles, power, shipping, publishing, and other industries.

How Pallonji Mistry was related to Ratan Tata?

Mistry’s father, Shapoorji Pallonji, invested in Tata Sons for the first time in the 1930s, and today, with a stake of 18.4%, he is the company’s largest individual shareholder. Tata Sons is principally owned by the charitable Tata Trusts.

Cyrus Mistry, his younger son, served as the Tata Sons’ chairman from 2012 to 2016. He was fired over a dispute that turned into one of the most fiercely disputed corporate battles in India in recent times.

The Mistry Group, however, intended to sell their shares in September 2020, after Cyrus was ousted. When Cyrus was removed as the chairman of the Tata Group in 2016, the conflict between the SP Group and the Tata Group escalated into one of the biggest corporate showdowns in India’s history.

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Shapoorji Pallonji Group

The SP Group, which was established in 1865, is responsible for the construction of several famous structures in Mumbai, such as the Reserve Bank of India and the Taj Mahal Palace hotel complex.

The business tycoon assisted in the expansion of the SP Group into the Middle Eastern nations in 1970, notably Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Dubai. The Sultan of Oman’s palace was the first foreign project the company won in 1971, which was completed in 1976.

Following this, the business constructed numerous ministerial structures in the region. Under his leadership, the business expanded into a conglomerate that included services for real estate, water, energy, construction, and finance.

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