Anu Aga
Anu Aga | |
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Director, Thermax Ltd., Padma Shri Awardee, MP- Rajya Sabha Member-National Advisory Council (GOI) | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 27 April 2012 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Member, National Advisory Council | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1942 Mumbai, India |
| Residence(s) | Pune, India |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| Occupation | Ex-Chairperson, Thermax Ltd., social worker |
Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004. She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 richest Indians by net worth according to Forbes magazine. She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM.
After retiring from Thermax, she took to social work, and in 2010 she was awarded the Padma Shri for Social Work by the Government of India. She is currently Chairperson of Teach For India. She was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament on 26 April 2012, by President Pratibha Patil.
As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated October 9, 2024, Anu Aga is ranked 67th with a net worth of $4.7 Billion.