Ireland's richest person dies aged 93

• Author: Ronan McGreevy
• Published date: 29 June 2022
• Publication title: Irish Times: Web Edition Articles (Dublin, Ireland)

The construction magnate became an Irish citizen in 2003 through his Irish-born wife, Patsy Perin Dubash, who was born in Dublin in 1939. Both Mr Mistry and his wife were from the Zoroastrian faith, which originated in modern-day Iran

His wealth has been estimated by Forbes at $15 billion (€14.27 billion) making him the richest Irish citizen and the 125th richest man in the world.

Bloomberg Billionaires Index rates his accumulated worth of almost twice that figure at $29bn (€27.4 billion) making him one of the richest men in India and in Europe.

The couple's sons Cyrus and Shapoor, who are involved in the family business, are also Irish citizens.

Mr Mistry was born in India in 1929 to a wealthy family. His grandfather established the Shapoorji Pallonji group in 1865 in then-Bombay (now Mumbai).

He joined the family's construction firm at the age of 18 in 1947. As chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, he expanded its reach internationally with engineering and construction, infrastructure, real estate, water energy and financial services arms.

Mr Mistry led the company's expansion into Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Dubai, and the group now employs more than 50,000 people in more than 50 countries.

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