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Which industrialist, a long-time leader of Tata Steel, was popularly known as the 'Steel Man of India'?
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Answer: Option A ā Jamshed J. Irani
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Irani. Dr. Jamshed Jiji Irani, a metallurgist and long-time leader of Tata Steel, was popularly known as the "Steel Man of India".
About Jamshed J. Irani:
- He was born on 2 June 1936 in Nagpur, and died on 31 October 2022 in Jamshedpur.
- He studied geology at Nagpur University, and then earned a doctorate in metallurgy at the University of Sheffield, England.
- He worked for the British Iron and Steel Research Association in Sheffield before returning to India.
- He joined Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO, now Tata Steel) in 1968.
- He became its Managing Director in 1992, and served until 2001.
- He played a key role in modernising Tata Steel after the economic reforms of 1991, improving its productivity and quality, so that it became one of the lowest-cost steel producers in the world.
- He retired from the board of Tata Sons in 2011.
His honours:
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
- He was the first Indian to receive an honorary knighthood (KBE) from Queen Elizabeth II, in 1997, for his contribution to Indo-British trade.
- He was also President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
About Tata Steel:
- It was founded by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata and set up by his son Dorabji Tata in 1907, at Sakchi, which later became the city of Jamshedpur (Jharkhand).
- It began producing steel in 1912.
- It acquired the Anglo-Dutch steel company Corus in 2007.
Why not the other options?
- āRussi Mody was an earlier chairman of Tata Steel.
- āLakshmi Niwas Mittal heads ArcelorMittal, one of the world's largest steel companies, and is sometimes called the "King of Steel".
- āSajjan Jindal heads JSW Steel.
Quick tip
Remember: "Steel Man of India" = Jamshed J. Irani (Tata Steel MD 1992-2001; Padma Bhushan 2007); Tata Steel = founded 1907 at Jamshedpur.
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