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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1937–2022)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Areez Khambatta
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1937|09|22}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|11|19|1937|09|22}}
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]]
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat College]]
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
}}

'''Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta''' (22 September 1937 - 19 November 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rasna founder Areez Khambatta passes away at 85 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rasna-founder-areez-khambatta-passes-away-cardiac-arrest-2300136-2022-11-22 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Founder of soft drink Rasna Areez Khambatta dies at 85 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/founder-of-soft-drink-rasna-areez-khambatta-dies-at-85-8283797/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> was an Indian businessman and the founder of [[Rasna (drink)|Rasna]], a soft-drink concentrate company. He was posthumously awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2022-11-21 |title=Rasna founder Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta passes away at 85 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/rasna-founder-areez-pirojshaw-khambatta-passes-away/article66163869.ece |access-date= |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Areez Khambatta |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/CitationsForTickets/2023/202342.pdf |website=Padma Awards}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He graduated from the [[Gujarat College]] in 1959 with a degree in chemistry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Areez Khambatta, creator of famous Rasna drinks honoured with Padma Shri 2023 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-areez-khambatta-recipient-padma-shri-2023-padma-shri-areez-khambatta-rasna-rasna-founder-areez-khambatta-3019699 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Areez joined his father's business in 1962. He created the [[soft drink]] concentrate brand Jaffe, named for Jaffna mangoes in the 1976. Jaffe was named Rasna in 1980. In 1997, his son Piruz took over the company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-02-22 |title=A sip of nostalgia |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-sip-of-nostalgia/article6920058.ece |access-date=2023-10-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Other work ==

He was also the Chairman of Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust and Rasna Foundation.<ref name=":0" />

He was vice president of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta, the creator of Rasna, passes away |url=https://www.afaqs.com/obituary/areez-pirojshaw-khambatta-the-creator-of-rasna-passes-away |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=afaqs!}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was married to Persis Khambatta, and had three children - Piruz, Delna, and Ruzan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-21 |title=Rasna founder Areez Khambatta no more |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rasna-founder-areez-khambatta-no-more/articleshow/95661737.cms |access-date= |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-05 |title=Meet Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta, the founder of Rasna: Know about his journey, education, and lifestyle |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/meet-areez-pirojshaw-khambatta-the-founder-of-rasna-know-about-his-journey-education-and-lifestyle/3113435/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in trade and industry]]
[[Category:Parsi people]]
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