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| networth = US$3.0 [[billion]] (April 2017)<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Rajan Raheja|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rajan-raheja|website=Forbes|accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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'''Rajan Raheja''' (born 1953) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman who lives in [[Mumbai]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Rajan Beharilal Raheja was born in 1953, the son of Dr. Beharilal S. Raheja.<ref name="Hiscock2008">{{cite book|author=Geoff Hiscock|title=India's Global Wealth Club: The Stunning Rise of Its Billionaires and Their Secrets of Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiLBD_IpgIkC&pg=PA193|accessdate=17 April 2017|year=2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-82238-8|page=193}}</ref><br />
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His cousin [[Chandru Raheja]] is also a billionaire.<ref name="Hiscock2008_02">{{cite book|author=Geoff Hiscock|title=India's Global Wealth Club: The Stunning Rise of Its Billionaires and Their Secrets of Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiLBD_IpgIkC&pg=PA250|accessdate=16 April 2017|year=2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-82238-8|page=250}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Rajan Raheja started his career in the construction<br />
business. After building a huge presence in the realty market, his ''Rajan Raheja'' Group diversified into manufacturing, financial services and media — each venture initiated to assume leadership in core areas. The group is a major media player in India, being the owners of [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook magazine]]. They also have a significant stake in the growing convergence business in India, through Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. and Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd. He is of [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] origin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/tonguetied-in-sindhi/article8418394.ece|title=Tongue-tied in Sindhi|work=The Hindu|date=1 April 2016|accessdate=9 August 2016|first=Rutam|last=Vora}}</ref><br />
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==Rajan Raheja group companies==<br />
Starting as a construction and real estate development company, the Raheja group now covers a range of business ventures. They include:<br />
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===Manufacturing companies===<br />
*Prism Johnson Ltd., having three divisions, namely - (i) Prism Cement with two cement units, has a combined production capacity of 7.0 million tonnes. <br />
(ii)H&R Johnson (India) Ltd., the top name in ceramic tiles in India.<br />
(iii) RMC Readymix (India) Pvt. Ltd. was set up in 1996 as a joint venture of the Raheja group with RMC Group Plc of the UK. It is now a division of Prism Johnson Ltd. It operates 80 ready-mixed concrete plants in 35 cities/towns across India and is the third-largest concrete manufacturer in the country.<br />
*[[Exide Industries]] : is the strongest brand of batteries in the automotive and industrial field. Indian largest battery manufacturer. The Company has a distribution network comprising over 4000 dealer outlets. The Company has a market share of 72% of Automotive OEM and 70% of Organized Retail. The Company also manufactures submarine batteries.<br />
*[[Supreme Petrochem]] Ltd. is a joint venture of the Raheja group with [[Supreme Industries]] Ltd., the largest processor of plastic materials in India.<br />
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===Media === <br />
*[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook publications]]: a weekly political news magazine in India<br />
*[[Asianet Satellite Communications]]: owns and operates a fibre optic cable network in [[Kerala]]<br />
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===Insurance ===<br />
*Raheja QBE : General insurance company <br />
*Exide Life Insurance Company Limited : JV with ING in financial services. Later fully acquired by Exide Industries. Now it is called Exide Life Insurance Company Limited.<br />
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===Retail and wholesale===<br />
*Tile Bazaar<br />
*[[Globus (clothing retailer)]]<br />
*Health & Glow<br />
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=== Hotels ===<br />
Raheja group holds 36.75% in [[EIH associated hotels ltd]]<br />
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=== Software===<br />
*[[Sonata Software]]<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is married to Suman, and they have two sons, Akshay and Viren, and live in Mumbai.<ref name="Hiscock2008" /><br />
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