Shiv Nadar is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. As of 2014, his personal wealth is estimated at $11.1 billion. Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT Enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his company's focus. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus, since mid-1990s has focused his efforts in developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. 

July 14th, 1945 in Thoothukudi (Age 79)