Overview
Savji Dhanji Dholakia (born 12 April 1962) is an Indian businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Hari Krishna Exports , a diamond manufacturing and exporting company.
Biography
Savji Dholakia was born in a farmer family in Dudhala, Amreli, Gujarat. He studied till 4th standard and dropped out at the age 13. He joined his paternal uncle’s diamond business in Surat. Later his brothers Himmat and Tulsi also joined him and they founded the diamond business in 1984. Their youngest brother Ghanshyam joined them and opened diamond export office in Mumbai in 1992. The company grew and became major diamond exporting company with 6500 employees by 2014.[1][2]
His net worth was estimated at USD 38 billion in 2017.[2]