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{{short description|Indian businessman (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sameer Gehlaut
| image = Sameer Gehlaut Indiabulls Chairman.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Sameer Gehlaut, Chairman of Indiabulls Group
| birth_name = Sameer Gehlaut
| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|03|3|df=y}}
| nationality = Indian
| education = Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
| alma_mater = [[IIT Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi]]
| occupation = Chairman and Founder of [[Indiabulls|Indiabulls Group]]
| spouse = Divya S Gehlaut
| children = 2
}}

'''Sameer Gehlaut''' (born 3 March 1974) is an Indian entrepreneur and executive. He is founder of the [[Indiabulls|Indiabulls Group]], an Indian financial services and property conglomerate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sameer Gehlaut & family|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sameer-gehlaut/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-12|title=Forbes Billionaires List 2017: Here are the 10 youngest billionaires in India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/forbes-billionaires-list-2017-here-are-the-10-youngest-billionaires-in-india-4839966/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the 6 youngest self-made Indian billionaires under 50|url=https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-6-youngest-self-made-192102920.html|access-date=2021-07-13|website=in.finance.yahoo.com|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Forbes List Directory|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/list-directory/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Born in [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], Gehlaut graduated with a [[B.Tech]] in [[mechanical engineering]] from the [[IIT Delhi|Indian Institute of Technology]] in 1995.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
In 1999, Gehlaut founded the Indiabulls Group from an office with two co-founders.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Sameer Gehlaut {{!}} Official Profile on The Marque|url=https://www.themarque.com/profile/sameer-gehlaut|access-date=2021-07-13|website=THE MARQUE|language=en}}</ref> It was one of India’s first online brokerages.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Indiabulls - About us|url=https://www.indiabulls.com/about-us|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-13|website=www.indiabulls.com}}</ref>

In 2004, Gehlaut led the business through its [[Initial public offering|IPO]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indiabulls IPO: How good is it?|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2004/sep/03ipo.htm|access-date=2021-07-13|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In the same year, the company expanded into consumer lending, providing home, business, and vehicle loans, meaning it was one of the first companies in India to allow customers to apply for mortgages and other consumer loans online.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Sameer Gehlaut - Indiabulls Foundation|url=https://www.indiabullsfoundation.com/sameer-gehlaut|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

In 2005, Gehlaut led Indiabulls’ expansion into real estate, starting with the purchase of land in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=":2" /> In 2019, the real estate arm completed the construction of the Indiabulls Blu Estate & Club residential towers in [[Worli]], [[South Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blu Estate & Club - Sky Blu - The Skyscraper Center|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/blu-estate-club-sky-blu/23639|access-date=2021-07-13|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indiabulls Real Estate - India Blu Estate & Club|url=https://www.indiabullsrealestate.com/residential-projects/blu-estate-club-worli|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Gehlaut established Clivedale, a UK real estate developer based in [[Mayfair]], [[London]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.clivedale.com/about/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Clivedale|language=en-GB}}</ref> As of 2021, it was developing The Residences at the [[Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group|Mandarin Oriental]] in [[Hanover Square, Westminster|Hanover Square]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London|url=https://www.clivedale.com/developments/22-hanover-square/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Clivedale|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2015, Gehlaut invested into [[OakNorth Bank]], the UK business lender. He was one of OakNorth’s earliest investors, taking a 40% stake in the company.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Panda|first=Subrata|date=2020-09-29|title=Indiabulls Housing sells stake in UK-based OakNorth Bank for Rs 630 cr|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/indiabulls-housing-sells-stake-in-uk-based-oaknorth-bank-for-rs-630-cr-120092901508_1.html|access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref>

In 2017, Gehlaut launched Dhani, a healthcare and financial services app, under the auspices of Indiabulls Ventures, later renamed Dhani Services.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.dhani.com/about-dhani-overview/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=dhani|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life and philanthropy ==
Gehlaut is married to Divya S. Gehlaut and they have two children.<ref name=":0" />

In 2010, Gehlaut established the Indiabulls Foundation. It has provided support to over 7.5 million people.<ref name=":4" />

In 2021, the Indiabulls Foundation distributed healthcare kits during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":4" />

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