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Age: 50 Fortune: inherited and growing Source: Liqur Net Worth: 1.0 Country Of Citizenship: India Residence: Bangalore, India, Asia & Australia Industry: Beverages Marital Status: married, 3 children Calcutta University, Bachelor of Arts/ Science Flamboyant liqur tycoon acquired archrival Shaw Wallace last June to make his UB group the world's third-largest spirits producer by volume. His top brands include Kingfisher beer and Bagpiper whiskey. Scottish & Newcastle is his partner in beer. His Kingfisher Airline, named after his bestselling beer and modeled after JetBlue, launched last year and plans to list soon. Has anointed his 18-year old son Sidhartha as successor. Personal toys include fleet of vintage cars and stud farm with 200 horses. He took over as chairman of the UB Group in 1983. Since then, the group has grown into a multi-national conglomerate of over sixty companies with an annual turnover which has increased by 439% to US$1.2 billion in 1998-1999 . The focal business areas of the group encompasses alcoholic beverages, life sciences, engineering, agriculture, chemicals, information technology Body Shopping and leisure Kingfisher Airlines: Kingfisher Airlines is the first Indian company to purchase an Airbus[[A-380]].It connects Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. Sports: Mallya has won trophies in professional car racing circuits[citation needed] and is a keen yachtsman and aviator. He has also won numerous trophies in horse racing including several prestigious Derbies. Political career He entered politics in 2000 and superseded Subramaniam Swamy as the president of Janata Party, a breakaway faction of the original Janata Dal party. His party contested for around twenty seats during the Karnataka State legislative election. He campaigned vigorously through the media, but his party failed to make any impact and did not win a single seat. Following the party's failure in the elections, it has been largely ignored by the media. Achievements: Establishment of Mallya Hospital in Bangalore. Helped to establish the Mallya Aditi International School, a prestigious private school in Bangalore. Successfully bid for the sword of Tipu, Sultan of Mysore, and brought it back to India. he's d great dr.vijay mallya