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	\| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>(~~present day~~ [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India)		\| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>(now [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India)
	\| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list\|[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br>{{small\|(~~[[Bachelor of Arts]]~~)}}\|[[Government Law College, Mumbai]]<br>{{small\|(~~[[Bachelor of Laws]]~~)}}\|[[Harvard Business School~~\|Harvard Business School, Massachusetts~~]]<br>{{small\|(~~[[Master of Business Administration]]~~)}}}}		\| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list\|[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<br>{{small\|(BA)}}\|[[Government Law College, Mumbai]]<br>{{small\|(LLB)}}\|[[Harvard Business School]]<br>{{small\|(MBA)}}}}
	\| occupation = Chairman ~~Emeritus of~~ [[Bajaj Group]]		\| occupation = Chairman emeritus, [[Bajaj Group]]
	\| net_worth = [[US$]]7 billion (July 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web \|title=Forbes profile: Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/ \|website=Forbes \|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>		\| net_worth = [[US$]]7 billion (July 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web \|title=Forbes profile: Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/ \|website=Forbes \|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
	\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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	\| father = [[Kamalnayan Bajaj]]		\| father = [[Kamalnayan Bajaj]]
	\| relatives = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (grandfather)<br/> [[Tarang Jain]] (nephew) <br/> [[Anurang Jain]] (nephew)		\| relatives = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (grandfather)<br/> [[Tarang Jain]] (nephew) <br/> [[Anurang Jain]] (nephew)
	\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] ~~(2001)~~		\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]
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	'''Rahul Bajaj''' (born 10 June 1938) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Who Is Rahul Bajaj\|work=Business Standard\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-rahul-bajaj\|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He is the chairman emeritus<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rahul Bajaj\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/\|access-date=2021-07-13\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref> of the Indian conglomerate [[Bajaj Group]] and a member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]. He was awarded the third-highest civilian award [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235349/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|archive-date=6 July 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		'''Rahul Bajaj''' (born 10 June 1938) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Who Is Rahul Bajaj\|work=Business Standard\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-rahul-bajaj\|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He is the chairman emeritus<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rahul Bajaj\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/\|access-date=2021-07-13\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref> of the Indian conglomerate [[Bajaj Group]] and a member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]. He was awarded the third-highest civilian award [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235349/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|archive-date=6 July 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], Bajaj provides a devastating critique of Indian industrial policies before the liberalisation in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rbajaj \|title=Interview with Rahul Bajaj \|website=Creating Emerging Markets \|publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref> In 2008, he split Bajaj Auto into three units - [[Bajaj Auto]], finance company [[Bajaj Finserv]] and a holding company. His sons are now managing the day to day affairs of the company.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Master \|first1=Ammar \|last2=Staney \|first2=Nesil \|title=Restructuring over, two Bajaj companies to be listed today \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TAw6n7iFiHEGTRRtxLQ3II/Restructuring-over-two-Bajaj-companies-to-be-listed-today.html \|access-date=2 April 2020 \|work=Livemint \|date=26 May 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>		In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], Bajaj provides a devastating critique of Indian industrial policies before the liberalisation in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rbajaj \|title=Interview with Rahul Bajaj \|website=Creating Emerging Markets \|publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref> In 2008, he split Bajaj Auto into three units - [[Bajaj Auto]], finance company [[Bajaj Finserv]] and a holding company. His sons [[Rajiv Bajaj]] and [[Sanjiv Bajaj]] are now managing the day to day affairs of the company.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Master \|first1=Ammar \|last2=Staney \|first2=Nesil \|title=Restructuring over, two Bajaj companies to be listed today \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TAw6n7iFiHEGTRRtxLQ3II/Restructuring-over-two-Bajaj-companies-to-be-listed-today.html \|access-date=2 April 2020 \|work=Livemint \|date=26 May 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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{{short description|Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rahul Bajaj
| image = Rahulbajaj.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|06|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (present day [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts]])}}|[[Government Law College, Mumbai]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Laws]])}}|[[Harvard Business School|Harvard Business School, Massachusetts]] {{small|([[Master of Business Administration]])}}}}
| occupation = Chairman Emeritus of [[Bajaj Group]]
| net_worth = [[US$]]5.6 billion (January 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Rahul Bajaj |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/ |website=Forbes |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Rupa Bajaj (1961–2013)
| children = 3, including [[Rajiv Bajaj]]
| parents =
| relatives = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (grandfather) [[Tarang Jain]] (nephew) [[Anurang Jain]] (nephew)
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Rahul Bajaj''' (born 10 June 1938) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who Is Rahul Bajaj|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-rahul-bajaj|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He is the chairman of the Indian conglomerate [[Bajaj Group]] and a member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]. He was awarded the third-highest civilian award [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235349/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# |archive-date=6 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], Bajaj provides a devastating critique of Indian industrial policies before the liberalisation in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rbajaj |title=Interview with Rahul Bajaj |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref> In 2008, he split Bajaj Auto into three units - [[Bajaj Auto]], finance company [[Bajaj Finserv]] and a holding company. His sons are now managing the day to day affairs of the company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Master |first1=Ammar |last2=Staney |first2=Nesil |title=Restructuring over, two Bajaj companies to be listed today |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TAw6n7iFiHEGTRRtxLQ3II/Restructuring-over-two-Bajaj-companies-to-be-listed-today.html |access-date=2 April 2020 |work=Livemint |date=26 May 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born on 10 June 1938 in a [[Marwari people|Marwari]] family and is the grandson of Indian independence fighter, [[Jamnalal Bajaj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://successstory.com/people/rahul-bajaj|title=Rahul Bajaj Story - Bio, Facts, Home, Family, Net Worth - Famous Chairmans- SuccessStory|website=successstory.com|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="MarwariHeritage">{{cite book |last1=Taknet |first1=D. K. |title=The Marwari Heritage |date=2016 |publisher=IntegralDMS |isbn=9781942322061 |page=254 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXS2DAAAQBAJ&q=singhvi%2C+birla%2C+bajaj&pg=PA254 |access-date=12 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Bajaj is an alumnus of [[Harvard Business School]] in the US, [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] and [[Cathedral and John Connon School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni Achievement Awards – Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964|url=http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html |access-date=25 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113612/http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html |archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Iram |title=Birthday Special : The motivational businessman, Rahul Bajaj |url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/birthday-special--the-motivational-businessman-rahul-bajaj-sc18-nu-47495-1.html |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=News Track |date=10 June 2018 |language=English}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Rahul Bajaj Horasis (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Bajaj speaking at the 2016 [[Horasis Global Meeting]].]]
He took over the Bajaj Group in 1965.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rahul-bajaj-bajaj-group/298653|title=Rahul Bajaj, Bajaj Group|date=24 March 2017|work=Outlook India|last=Natay|first=Lola|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Rahul Bajaj stepped down from his role as chairman, his son [[Rajiv Bajaj|Rajiv]] became the Group's managing director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/learning-from-emerging-markets-an-interview-with-bajaj-autos-rajiv-bajaj|title=Learning from emerging markets: An interview with Bajaj Auto's Rajiv Bajaj|website=McKinsey & Company|language=en|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> Bajaj got elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], India's Upper House of Parliament in the 2006-2010 period.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Rahul Bajaj resigns as Bajaj Finserv Chairman |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/rahul-bajaj-resigns-as-bajaj-finserv-chairman/articleshow/68395530.cms |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=13 March 2019}}</ref> On the ''[[Forbes]]'' 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 722 with a net worth of [[United States dollar|US$]]2.4 billion.<ref name="Forbes 2016 The World's Billionaires">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/?list=billionaires |title=The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Rahul Bajaj |date=1 March 2016 |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>

Rahul Bajaj was elected as the president of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII) twice in 1979-80 and 1999-2000. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cii.in/CII_Past_presidents.aspx |title=CII Past Presidents |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> For his outstanding work to the Indian industry, the then President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presented him CII President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/india/rahul-bajaj-bagged-cii-president-s-award-for-lifetime-achievement/853808.html|title=Rahul Bajaj bagged CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement|work=United News of India|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His sons [[Rajiv Bajaj]] and [[Sanjiv Bajaj]] are involved in the management of his companies. His daughter Sunaina is married to Manish Kejriwal, the former head of Temasek India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.india-today.com/btoday/20060326/cover2.html |title=Billion Dollar Dealer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013132725/http://www.india-today.com/btoday/20060326/cover2.html|archive-date=13 October 2008|work=Business Today|access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lunchbs-manish-kejriwal/02/26/339751/|title=LUNCH WITH BS: Manish Kejriwal|date=11 November 2008|publisher=Business-standard.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010192226/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lunchbs-manish-kejriwal/02/26/339751/|archive-date=10 October 2012|access-date=28 January 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/does-sonia-pay-my-salary-bajaj/13294-3-single.html Interview] with [[Karan Thapar]] for [[CNN IBN]]
* [http://aftom.blogspot.com/2009/02/lufthansa-cnbc-tv18-all-for-this-one.html Lufthansa CNBC TV18 All for this one moment] – Interview Rahul Bajaj

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[[Category:University of Delhi alumni]]
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	\| occupation = Chairman Emeritus of [[Bajaj Group]]		\| occupation = Chairman Emeritus of [[Bajaj Group]]
	\| net_worth = [[US$]]~~5.6~~ billion (~~January~~ 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web \|title=Forbes profile: Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/ \|website=Forbes \|access-date=~~14 January~~ 2021}}</ref>		\| net_worth = [[US$]]7 billion (July 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web \|title=Forbes profile: Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/ \|website=Forbes \|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
	\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
	\| spouse = Rupa Bajaj (1961–2013)		\| spouse = Rupa Bajaj (1961–2013)
	\| children = 3, including [[Rajiv Bajaj]]		\| children = 3, including [[Rajiv Bajaj]]
	\| ~~parents~~ =		\| father = [[Kamalnayan Bajaj]]
	\| relatives = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (grandfather)<br/> [[Tarang Jain]] (nephew) <br/> [[Anurang Jain]] (nephew)		\| relatives = [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (grandfather)<br/> [[Tarang Jain]] (nephew) <br/> [[Anurang Jain]] (nephew)
	\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)		\| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)
	\| website =		\| website =
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	'''Rahul Bajaj''' (born 10 June 1938) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Who Is Rahul Bajaj\|work=Business Standard\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-rahul-bajaj\|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He is the chairman of the Indian conglomerate [[Bajaj Group]] and a member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]. He was awarded the third-highest civilian award [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235349/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|archive-date=6 July 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		'''Rahul Bajaj''' (born 10 June 1938) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Who Is Rahul Bajaj\|work=Business Standard\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-rahul-bajaj\|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He is the chairman emeritus<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rahul Bajaj\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/\|access-date=2021-07-13\|website=Forbes\|language=en}}</ref> of the Indian conglomerate [[Bajaj Group]] and a member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by [[Jamnalal Bajaj]]. He was awarded the third-highest civilian award [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235349/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/03/22/stories/14221861.htm# \|archive-date=6 July 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], Bajaj provides a devastating critique of Indian industrial policies before the liberalisation in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rbajaj \|title=Interview with Rahul Bajaj \|website=Creating Emerging Markets \|publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref> In 2008, he split Bajaj Auto into three units - [[Bajaj Auto]], finance company [[Bajaj Finserv]] and a holding company. His sons are now managing the day to day affairs of the company.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Master \|first1=Ammar \|last2=Staney \|first2=Nesil \|title=Restructuring over, two Bajaj companies to be listed today \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TAw6n7iFiHEGTRRtxLQ3II/Restructuring-over-two-Bajaj-companies-to-be-listed-today.html \|access-date=2 April 2020 \|work=Livemint \|date=26 May 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>		In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], Bajaj provides a devastating critique of Indian industrial policies before the liberalisation in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rbajaj \|title=Interview with Rahul Bajaj \|website=Creating Emerging Markets \|publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref> In 2008, he split Bajaj Auto into three units - [[Bajaj Auto]], finance company [[Bajaj Finserv]] and a holding company. His sons are now managing the day to day affairs of the company.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Master \|first1=Ammar \|last2=Staney \|first2=Nesil \|title=Restructuring over, two Bajaj companies to be listed today \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/TAw6n7iFiHEGTRRtxLQ3II/Restructuring-over-two-Bajaj-companies-to-be-listed-today.html \|access-date=2 April 2020 \|work=Livemint \|date=26 May 2008 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	He was born on 10 June 1938 in a ~~[[Marwari people\|Marwari]]~~ family and is the grandson of Indian independence fighter, [[Jamnalal Bajaj]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://successstory.com/people/rahul-bajaj\|title=Rahul Bajaj Story - Bio, Facts, Home, Family, Net Worth - Famous Chairmans- SuccessStory\|website=successstory.com\|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="MarwariHeritage">{{cite book \|last1=Taknet \|first1=D. K. \|title=The Marwari Heritage \|date=2016 \|publisher=IntegralDMS \|isbn=9781942322061 \|page=254 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXS2DAAAQBAJ&q=singhvi%2C+birla%2C+bajaj&pg=PA254 \|access-date=12 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> Bajaj is an alumnus of [[Harvard Business School]] in the US, [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] and [[Cathedral and John Connon School]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Alumni Achievement Awards – Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964\|url=http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113612/http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html \|archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khan \|first1=Iram \|title=Birthday Special : The motivational businessman, Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/birthday-special--the-motivational-businessman-rahul-bajaj-sc18-nu-47495-1.html \|access-date=7 February 2021 \|work=News Track \|date=10 June 2018 \|language=English}}</ref>		He was born on 10 June 1938 in a Agrawal family and is the grandson of Indian independence fighter, [[Jamnalal Bajaj]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://successstory.com/people/rahul-bajaj\|title=Rahul Bajaj Story - Bio, Facts, Home, Family, Net Worth - Famous Chairmans- SuccessStory\|website=successstory.com\|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="MarwariHeritage">{{cite book \|last1=Taknet \|first1=D. K. \|title=The Marwari Heritage \|date=2016 \|publisher=IntegralDMS \|isbn=9781942322061 \|page=254 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXS2DAAAQBAJ&q=singhvi%2C+birla%2C+bajaj&pg=PA254 \|access-date=12 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> Bajaj is an alumnus of [[Harvard Business School]] in the US, [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] and [[Cathedral and John Connon School]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Alumni Achievement Awards – Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964\|url=http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html \|access-date=25 December 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113113612/http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/awards/2005/bajaj.html \|archive-date=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khan \|first1=Iram \|title=Birthday Special : The motivational businessman, Rahul Bajaj \|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/birthday-special--the-motivational-businessman-rahul-bajaj-sc18-nu-47495-1.html \|access-date=7 February 2021 \|work=News Track \|date=10 June 2018 \|language=English}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	[[File:Rahul Bajaj Horasis (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Bajaj speaking at the 2016 [[Horasis Global Meeting]].]]		[[File:Rahul Bajaj Horasis (cropped).jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright\|Bajaj speaking at the 2016 [[Horasis Global Meeting]].]]
	He took over the Bajaj Group in 1965.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rahul-bajaj-bajaj-group/298653\|title=Rahul Bajaj, Bajaj Group\|date=24 March 2017\|work=Outlook India\|last=Natay\|first=Lola\|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Rahul Bajaj stepped down from his role ~~as chairman,~~ his son [[Rajiv Bajaj\|Rajiv]] became the Group's managing director.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/learning-from-emerging-markets-an-interview-with-bajaj-autos-rajiv-bajaj\|title=Learning from emerging markets: An interview with Bajaj Auto's Rajiv Bajaj\|website=McKinsey & Company\|language=en\|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> Bajaj got elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], India's Upper House of Parliament in the 2006-2010 period.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Rahul Bajaj resigns as Bajaj Finserv Chairman \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/rahul-bajaj-resigns-as-bajaj-finserv-chairman/articleshow/68395530.cms \|access-date=7 February 2021 \|work=The Economic Times \|date=13 March 2019}}</ref> On the ''[[Forbes]]'' 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 722 with a net worth of [[United States dollar\|US$]]2.4 billion.<ref name="Forbes 2016 The World's Billionaires">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/?list=billionaires \|title=The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Rahul Bajaj \|date=1 March 2016 \|work=[[Forbes]] \|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>		He took over the Bajaj Group in 1965.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/rahul-bajaj-bajaj-group/298653\|title=Rahul Bajaj, Bajaj Group\|date=24 March 2017\|work=Outlook India\|last=Natay\|first=Lola\|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Rahul Bajaj stepped down from his role and his son [[Rajiv Bajaj\|Rajiv]] became the Group's managing director.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/learning-from-emerging-markets-an-interview-with-bajaj-autos-rajiv-bajaj\|title=Learning from emerging markets: An interview with Bajaj Auto's Rajiv Bajaj\|website=McKinsey & Company\|language=en\|access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> Bajaj got elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]], India's Upper House of Parliament in the 2006-2010 period.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Rahul Bajaj resigns as Bajaj Finserv Chairman \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/rahul-bajaj-resigns-as-bajaj-finserv-chairman/articleshow/68395530.cms \|access-date=7 February 2021 \|work=The Economic Times \|date=13 March 2019}}</ref> On the ''[[Forbes]]'' 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 722 with a net worth of [[United States dollar\|US$]]2.4 billion.<ref name="Forbes 2016 The World's Billionaires">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rahul-bajaj/?list=billionaires \|title=The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Rahul Bajaj \|date=1 March 2016 \|work=[[Forbes]] \|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>

	Rahul Bajaj was elected as the president of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII) twice in 1979-80 and 1999-2000. <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.cii.in/CII_Past_presidents.aspx \|title=CII Past Presidents \|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> For his outstanding work to the Indian industry, the then President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presented him CII President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. <ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/india/rahul-bajaj-bagged-cii-president-s-award-for-lifetime-achievement/853808.html\|title=Rahul Bajaj bagged CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement\|work=United News of India\|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>		Rahul Bajaj was elected as the president of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] (CII) twice in 1979-80 and 1999-2000. <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.cii.in/CII_Past_presidents.aspx \|title=CII Past Presidents \|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> For his outstanding work to the Indian industry, the then President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] presented him CII President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. <ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/india/rahul-bajaj-bagged-cii-president-s-award-for-lifetime-achievement/853808.html\|title=Rahul Bajaj bagged CII President's Award for Lifetime Achievement\|work=United News of India\|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

			In April 2021, Bajaj stepped down as non-executive chairman of Bajaj Auto, ceding the position to his cousin, Niraj Bajaj. He remains with the company as chairman emeritus.<ref name="Forbes profile" />

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==