Who is Priti Adani? Gautam Adani’s wife, driving force behind Adani foundation

Gautam Adani, the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, is now the richest person in India and the third richest person in the world.

Gautam Adani created the Adani Group in 1988. Gautam Adani's current net worth is estimated to be approximately USD 12,780 crores.

While we all know about the billionaire businessman's success, little is known about Adani's family members because most of them choose not to be in the spotlight. Priti Adani, Gautam Adani's wife, and his two kids, Karan Adani and Jeet Adani, are not known much.

Who is Priti Adani?

Priti Adani was born in Mumbai in 1965. She earned her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the Government Dental College in Ahmedabad. Priti Adani was named head of the Adani Foundation in 1996. Priti devotes a significant amount of her time to charitable efforts for the disadvantaged.

She is making many initiatives to increase Gujarat's literacy rate. Under her supervision, Adani Group's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) spending increased to Rs. 128 crores in 2018-19.

Priti earned her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the reputed Government Dental College in Ahmedabad. She became the head of the Adani Foundation in 1996, following her marriage to business billionaire Gautam Adani. Priti, despite being one of the richest women in the globe, is unconcerned about her wealth and is constantly highly focused on doing philanthropic work for needy people.

The Adani Foundation, founded by Priti Adani, is now operating in over 2,300 villages across nearly 18 states in the country. Priti has created four distinct flagship programmes under the Adani Foundation to tackle poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and malnutrition. Saksham for skill development, Suposhan for malnutrition, Uthhan for education, and Swachhagraha for cleanliness are the four major programmes.

FAQs

Q1 What is the name of Gautam Adani’s wife?
Priti Adani

Q2 Who founded the Adani foundation?
Priti Adani founded the Adani Foundation.