Areez Khambatta
Indian businessman
About Areez Khambatta
Lived 1937 – 2022 (aged 84–85).
Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta (22 September 1937 - 19 November 2022) was an Indian businessman and the founder of Rasna, a soft-drink concentrate company. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri in 2023.
Early life and education He graduated from the Gujarat College in 1959 with a degree in chemistry.
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.
Other work
He was also the Chairman of Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust and Rasna Foundation.
Personal life He was married to Persis Khambatta, and had three children - Piruz, Delna, and Ruzan.
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Who was Areez Khambatta?
Indian businessman
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Areez Khambatta was born in 1937.
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Areez Khambatta died on 19 November 2022.
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