Gautam Adani was born in Ahmedabad, India on 24 June 1962 in a Jain family which makes Adani's religion Jainism.
Gautam Adani left his studies midway in B.Com second year and came to Mumbai. He used to work as a diamond sorter in Zaveri Bazar.
Gautam Adani was once kidnapped at gunpoint. The kidnapper demanded Rs 15 crore from the Adani family. However, Adani was later released.
Gautam Adani was one of the hostages at the Taj Hotel during the tragic incident of 26/11. The next morning, along with other hostages, he was rescued by NSG commandos.
Though Gautam Adani was born into a family that ran a textiles business yet he made his first million at the age of 20.
Adani is the owner of one of the costliest residences in the country. It is known to be one of the most expensive homes in Delhi.
Gautam Adani owns and operates Mundra Port, located on the coast of the Gulf of Kutch, which is India's largest private commercial port.
Gautam Adani has a net worth of $75 billion and he is the first richest Asian and third in the world.
Gautam Adani has great relations with Narendra Modi. He provided chartered planes for the protests and rallies during the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections campaigns.
In March 2020, to fight the coronavirus outbreak, Gautam Adani contributed ₹100 crores to the PM Cares Fund through the philanthropic arm of the Adani Group.