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Chairman Emeritus of Larsen and Toubro

Anil Manibhai Naik (born 9 June 1942) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist and the chairman emeritus of Larsen & Toubro,^[1] an Indian engineering conglomerate, and a former chairman of the National Skill Development Corporation.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's 3rd highest civilian award, in 2009.^[8] In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's 2nd highest civilian award.^[9] Naik is also the recipient of the 'Economic Times - Business Leader of the Year Award, for the year 2008.

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Early life

Naik is a Gujarati.^[11] He was born to a family of teachers in Gujarat, also referred to as Master Kutumb in Gujarati language.^[12][7] His father, who used to teach at Hansraj Morarji Public School in Mumbai, heeded Mahatma Gandhi's call to revitalise Ind