Naveen Jindal, an Indian entrepreneur and former Member of Parliament, was born in 1970.
Naveen Jindal, born March 9, 1970, is an Indian billionaire industrialist and former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing Kurukshetra, Haryana in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas. He is now the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited as well as the Chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University. He is an outspoken advocate for population control, women's empowerment, environmental preservation, health, and education. In 2011, the University of Texas at Dallas renamed its School of Management the Naveen Jindal School of Management in recognition of Jindal's contributions to his alma institution.
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