Who is Benu Gopal Bangur?
Who is Benu Gopal Bangur?
Who is Benu Gopal Bangur? He is chairman emeritus of Shree Cement, the Kolkata-headquartered cement maker that his family controls and that Wikipedia describes as India’s third-largest cement group by capacity 14. Born in 1931, he is one of the oldest billionaires in India 1. He stepped down as chairman on 14 October 2022, when his son Hari Mohan Bangur took over and his grandson Prashant Bangur became vice-chairman 6.
Shree sells cement under the Shree Ultra Jung Rodhak, Bangur Cement and Rockstrong brands, and Forbes calls it one of India’s most cost-efficient producers 1. It reported consolidated revenue of about ₹21,604 crore and net profit of about ₹1,749 crore for the year to March 2026, and had 69.3 million tonnes a year of cement capacity in India 59.
How did Benu Gopal Bangur make his money?
Forbes classes his fortune as inherited 1. The key stages:
- A family empire: His grandfather, Mungee Ram Bangur, a Calcutta stockbroker, co-founded the Bangur business in the late 19th century; Forbes says the Bangurs were among India’s top ten business families in the 1950s and 1960s 13.
- Shree Cement (1979): Shree was incorporated in 1979 and commissioned its first plant at Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1983 4.
- Family split (1990s): The wider group was divided among five branches in 1991, and he gained control of the cement business in the 1990s 134.
- Expansion: Shree grew through new plants and deals such as the 2018 purchase of Union Cement in the UAE for about $305 million 4.
See Benu Gopal Bangur’s net worth.
What companies does Benu Gopal Bangur own?
His wealth comes from his family’s majority stake in Shree Cement; Forbes counts about 2.26 crore shares 1. Shree operates plants at 18 locations in India and a 4 million tonne plant in Ras Al Khaimah, and has 666.5 MW of green power capacity 45. See Benu Gopal Bangur’s companies.
What is Benu Gopal Bangur’s net worth?
Forbes’ real-time list put Benu Gopal Bangur’s net worth at $6.07 billion (about ₹57,840 crore) on 5 November 2026, 28th in India and 688th in the world 12. It rose by about $206 million, or 3.51%, that day 1.
Early life and education
Forbes gives his birth date as 1 June 1931 1. He was born into a Marwari business family of Kolkata and studied at the University of Calcutta 3. Read the Benu Gopal Bangur biography.
Who is in Benu Gopal Bangur’s family?
He is widowed and has two children 3. His son Hari Mohan Bangur, an IIT Bombay chemical engineer, has run Shree since 1990 and is chairman; shareholders approved his reappointment from 1 April 2026 38. Hari Mohan’s son Prashant is vice-chairman 16. See Benu Gopal Bangur’s family.
Where does Benu Gopal Bangur live?
He lives in Kolkata, where Shree has its corporate headquarters 14. Forbes says he supports the preservation and greening of sand dunes near the Brahma temple at Pushkar in Rajasthan 1. See Benu Gopal Bangur’s lifestyle.
Benu Gopal Bangur’s career at a glance
Key dates: birth (1931), Shree incorporated (1979), first plant (1983), production starts (1985), Hari Mohan takes charge (1990), family split (1991), full control (1995), Union Cement (2018), chairman emeritus (2022). See the Benu Gopal Bangur career timeline.
Rankings Benu Gopal Bangur appears in
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Richest people in India: #28 on Forbes real-time, 5 November 2026 1
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Richest people in manufacturing and industrials and real estate and infrastructure
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Other cement-linked billionaire: Kumar Mangalam Birla, whose group owns UltraTech
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