Here's everything you need to know about Noel Tata's wife, Aloo Mistry, who is a trained medical professional. Know about her family background and the kind of bond she shared with Ratan Tata.
Aloo Mistry is the wife of Tata Trusts' chairman, Noel Tata, who took charge of the leading conglomerate after Indian billionaire, Ratan Tata's demise. While almost everyone is aware of Noel Tata's family background, it is his wife, Aloo, who prefers to remain in the shadows. For the uninitiated, Aloo Mistry belongs to the iconic 'Mistry family' who runs the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. Not everyone is aware of the fact that SP Group is among the major shareholders of the Tata Group.
Before we talk about Noel Tata's wife, Aloo Mistry, let's look at their three children, Leah, Maya, and Neville. While Ratan Tata never got married, his half-brother, Noel Tata tied the knot with Aloo Mistry, and together they welcomed three children, Leah Tata, Maya Tata, and Neville Tata. When Ratan Tata passed away on October 10, 2024, at the age of 86, reports were rife that either Neville or Maya Tata would take the mantle into their hands.
However, it was their father, Noel Tata, who succeeded his half-brother and became the chairman of Tata Trusts on October 11, 2024. As per some industry experts and netizens on the internet, Neville Tata, Leah Tata and Maya Tata are the future of the Tata Group.
The reason behind this is quite understandable, Ratan Tata never got married, and nothing is known about his brother, Jimmy Tata. As a result, Noel Tata and Aloo Mistry's children were the potential successors of their father once he decided to retire from the position of chairman of Tata Trusts.
Noel Tata's wife, Aloo Mistry is the daughter of iconic Indian business tycoon, Pallonji Mistry. The former chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group was married to an Irish-born national named Patsy Perin Dubash. The couple welcomed four children, Cyrus Mistry, Shapoor Mistry, Laila Mistry, and Aloo Mistry, into their happy family. Talking about Aloo Mistry, she is a trained medical professional. Despite being the daughter of Padma Bhushan awardee, Pallonji Mistry and daughter-in-law of Naval H. Tata, she still prefers to stay away from the media spotlight.
Talking about the educational qualification of Noel Tata's wife, Aloo Mistry, she graduated from the prestigious Grant Government Medical College in 1969. Not only this, Aloo Mistry also completed an internship at the Forest Park Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri. She has a respected medical career, courtesy of her residency at Forest Park Hospital. Despite being born and married to a business family, how Aloo Mistry pursued her heart and made her mark in the medical space is incredible.
According to several reports, Aloo Mistry shared a respectful bond with the late billionaire business tycoon, Ratan Tata. However, it was her brother, Cyrus Mistry, who had an infamous feud with Ratan Tata, who saw the former being removed as the chairman of Tata Sons. For the uninitiated, back in 2016, Ratan Tata removed Cyrus Mistry from the position of chairman at Tata Sons. According to a report in PTI, Cyrus Mistry was employed in an apprenticeship under Ratan Tata, and the latter had to doubt his suitability as the chairman of Tata Sons.
According to Thomas Mathew's book, Ratan Tata: A Life, Ratan Tata wanted Cyrus Mistry to end all relations with his family company and undergo parallel running for a year with Tata Group to understand the conglomerate's philosophy. However, as time passed, Ratan Tata wondered if Cyrus Mistry's philosophy about business could possibly conflict with that of the Tatas. After Cyrus was removed abruptly from the board in October 2016, he challenged the decision in court.
From NCLT rejecting Cyrus Mistry's petition against Tata Group to being accused of allegedly leaking information about the company to the income tax department in 2018, the Appellate Tribunal of NCLT restored him as the group's executive chairman. However, Tata Group filed a petition in the Supreme Court, and a three-judge bench dismissed the chances of Cyrus Mistry being oppressed and mismanaged at Tata Sons. The legal case soured Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry's relationship, and despite being so close to each other as family members, they couldn't mend the ways.
Despite everything that happened between Cyrus Mistry and Ratan Tata, it's incredible how the other family members of the Tata and Mistry families continued sharing a healthy relationship. For the uninitiated, Cyrus Mistry passed away on September 4, 2022, in a car crash, while Ratan Tata died on October 9, 2024, due to age-related health problems.
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