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Wife: Anita Goyal
Age: 74 Years
Hometown: Sangrur, Punjab
Some Lesser Known Facts About Naresh Goyal
- Does Naresh Goyal drink alcohol?: Yes
- He was very young when his father passed away.
- He was 11 years old when his family went into financial turmoil and had to auction their house. He then lived with his mother’s uncle.
- He began his career as a cashier in 1967 in his maternal uncle’s travel agency.
Naresh Goyal in his youth
- After his graduation, he joined the travel business with the GSA for Lebanese International Airlines.
- From 1971 to 1974, he served as the Regional General Manager for ALIA, Royal Jordanian Airlines.
Naresh Kumar as the Regional General Manager of the Royal Jordanian Airlines
- In 1974, he set up his own agency Jetair, representing big names, such as Air France, Austrian Airlines and Cathay Pacific. His mother sold her own jewellery to give him money to start the business.
- In 1975, he was made the regional manager of Philippine Airlines in India.
- In 1979, he met Anita, who joined her company as a marketing analyst. He married her nine years later in 1988.
Naresh Goyal with his wife
- Goyal founded Jet Airways (air services on domestic sectors in India), which commenced its commercial operations on 5 May 1993.
Jet Airways Aircraft
- He was appointed on the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from 2004–2006 and then re-elected in 2008, serving till 2016.
- On 17 July 2018, Goyal signed an $8.8 billion deal to buy 75 airplanes from Boeing.
- He is the founder of an airline but doesn’t know how to drive a car nor does he know how to swim as well.
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