Vijay Mallya

|Name: |Vijay Mallya |

|Birth Place: |Konkani |

|Born: |18/12/1955 |

|Education: |B.Com. (Hons.) from St. Xaviers College, Calcutta |

|Occupation: |Chairman of United Breweries Group, Kingfisher Airlines, Force India F1 Team, Royal |

| |Challengers Bangalore, East Bengal FC, United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd  |

Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and Rajya Sabah MP. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, He is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group's flagship beer brand, Kingfisher.

As of 2008, Mallya was ranked as the 362nd richest person in the world and the 7th in India with a net worth of US$1.2 billion. He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties and his hotels, automobiles, and his yacht, the Indian Empress Mallya is originally from the town of Bantwal, Mangalore in Karnataka. He was

educated at La Martiniere Boys' College, Calcutta in Kolkata and completed his

degree from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta under Calcutta University. He later set up

business ventures in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Family background:-

Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and former Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group’s flagship beer brand, Kingfisher.

Mallya has been married twice. His first wife was Samira, a former Air India hostess, with whom he has a son, Siddharth Mallya. Sidhartha was educated at Wellington...