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'''Shishir Bajoria''' (born 1957) is an Indian politician, industrialist and the head of S K Bajoria Group, an Indian multinational with an annual turnover of US$300 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=25007348&privcapId=23067703|title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://monocon.info/index.php/about-us/group-companies|title=Bajoria Group Companies|publisher=}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shishir Bajoria, born in Kolkata in one of the oldest [[Marwari people|Marwari]] families of the city, was educated at [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]. He is a third generation Marwari in Kolkata.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/interview/why-this-marwari-businessman-left-cpi-m-and-joined-bjp/20210409.htm|title='Mamata knows her defeat is certain'|work=Rediff}}</ref> Bajoria is the youngest son of B P Bajoria, an industrialist based at Kolkata, who was non-executive director of companies including CESC Ltd, Texmaco Ltd and Kesoram Industries Ltd. B P Bajoria was also Honorary Consul General of Denmark in Kolkata and was knighted twice by the Queen of Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifglref.com/directors/bpbajoria.html|title=B P Bajoria}}</ref>

==Career==
Bajoria is the promoter of the S K Bajoria Group based at Kolkata, which is engaged in diversified activities including the manufacture of specialised refractories for the steel industry, insurance broking, and third party administration for health insurance. He is the chairman of [[IFGL Refractories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=25007348&privcapId=23067703|title=Shishir Kumar Bajoria: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg, Letter - Bloomberg - Bloomberg|publisher=}}</ref>

Bajoria is a past president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. He has been on the board at Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Orissa Ltd, and West Bengal Industrial Development Corp. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Shishir-Kumar-Bajoria-0B7R8V-E/biography/|title=Shishir Kumar Bajoria - Biography - 4-Traders, Letter - 4-Traders - 4-Traders|publisher=}}</ref>

He is the chairman, board of governors, [[Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong|Indian Institute of Management Shillong]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pathak|first1=Vikas|title=Four IIMs to get new chairmen|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/four-iims-to-get-new-chairmen/article19695142.ece|accessdate=11 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 September 2017|language=en-IN}}</ref> In May 2020, Bajoria was appointed as a member of the executive committee of Meghalaya Chief Minister's Economic Task Force, which aims to revive the economy of the state post-COVID-19 pandemic situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/meghalaya-cm-constitutes-task-force-to-revive-the-economy-of-the-state/1825761|title=Meghalaya CM constitutes task force to revive the economy of the state|date=6 May 2020|work=Outlook}}</ref>

==Politics==
Bajoria joined the [[BJP]] in August 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bajoria-Group-boss-dumps-CPM-for-BJP/articleshow/40813624.cms|title=Bajoria Group boss dumps CPM for BJP|work=The Times of India}}</ref> and is a leader of the BJP in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ed-questions-bjp-leader-shishir-bajoria-over-investments-in-offshore-firms/story-aY1ekRW576q5htUQ4D2MsM.html|title=ED questions BJP leader Shishir Bajoria over investments in offshore firms|author=|date=3 August 2017|website=hindustantimes.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> Since 2016, Bajoria has been on BJP's election management committee of West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ball-is-in-paks-court-over-talks-with-india-says-bjp-foreign-affairs-chief/1564257|title=Ball is in Pak''s court over talks with India, says BJP foreign affairs chief|date=28 June 2019|work=Outlook}}</ref> Bajoria is a core committee member of BJP's foreign affairs department and Overseas Friends of BJP. Bajoria was one of those who released a statement in support of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/over-1000-academicians-release-statement-in-support-of-caa/1800773/|title=Over 1,000 academicians release statement in support of CAA|date=21 December 2019|work=Financial Express}}</ref>

In May 2020, Bajoria wrote an open letter to [[Abhijit Banerjee]] who was appointed on the global advisory board for Covid19 West Bengal as its chairman by West Bengal Chief Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newscrater.com/whats-the-plan-for-west-bengal-bjp-leader-shishir-bajoria-writes-an-open-letter-to/|title=‘What’s the plan for West Bengal?’ BJP leader Shishir Bajoria writes an open letter to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee|date=12 May 2020|work=NewsCrater}}</ref>

In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], [[BJP]] made him the Convenor of the election management committee to oversee the elections in West Bengal, a responsibility given to the most trusted aides of the party.<ref name="auto"/>

Bajoria has been named in connection with the [[Panama Papers]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/panama-papers-india-part-1-list-garware-shishir-k-bajoria-harish-salve/|title=#PanamaPapersIndia Part 1: Clients who knocked on a Panama door|date=4 April 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> He claimed that he had never owned Haptic BVI Ltd, the company of which he is listed as a beneficial owner. First Names Group, which includes Bajoria among its clients, along with Mossack Fonseca & Co, set up Haptic BVI Ltd issued a clarification through its representative stating that they made an administrative error on a form which they sent to Mossack Fonseca. The firm claimed that the erroneous beneficial owner information on the form was their own fault, as was the enclosure of the copy verification document.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Personal life==
Shishir Bajoria is married to Smita Bajoria, a businesswoman and owner of Ganges Art Gallery. They live in Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/indian-merchant-finds-theres-an-art-to-capitalism-20080129-1ovh.html|title=Indian merchant finds there's an art to capitalism|website=The Sunday Morning Herald}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1950s births]]
[[Category:Indian industrialists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People named in the Panama Papers]]

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