Who is Aloo Mistry? Noel Tata’s wife, Cyrus Mistry’s sister and a trained doctor

Aloo Mistry is the wife of Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, and the sister of the late Cyrus Mistry, the former chairman of Tata Sons. She is a daughter of Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry and trained as a pathologist, The Week reported. Her husband turns 70 on 12 November 2026 and steps down from six Tata company boards, which puts both of her families back in the news. 1

Who is Aloo Mistry?

Aloo Mistry comes from the Parsi business family that controls the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the construction conglomerate. Her father, Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, chaired the group and held large stakes in the Tata Group; he held Irish citizenship, as Noel Tata does, The Week said. 1

Her siblings are the late Cyrus Mistry, who chaired Tata Sons until his removal in 2016, Shapoor Mistry, who now heads the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, and Laila Mistry, who is also involved in the family business. She is listed in some Tata documents as Aloo Tata, her married name. Our Noel Tata family page sets out both sides of the family. 1

Aloo Mistry’s education and career

She trained as a doctor. According to The Week, she graduated from Grant Government Medical College in Mumbai in 1969 and is a specialist in anatomic and clinical pathology. She did her internship and residency at Forest Park Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1972 to 1977. 1

She has kept a low public profile. No business role in her own name and no public statements by her were found in the reporting reviewed for this article.

Key facts

Item	Detail
Name	Aloo Mistry, also Aloo Tata
Father	The late Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Siblings	The late Cyrus Mistry, Shapoor Mistry, Laila Mistry
Husband	Noel Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts
Children	Leah, Maya and Neville Tata
Training	Grant Government Medical College (1969); pathology residency in St. Louis (1972 to 1977)

Where the Mistrys and the Tatas meet

Aloo Mistry’s marriage links the two biggest shareholders in Tata Sons. Tata Trusts, which her husband chairs, own about 66% of the holding company, and her family owns 18.4%, the largest minority stake, Business Today reported, citing Bloomberg. Relations between the families have been strained since her brother Cyrus was removed as chairman in 2016. 2

The stake is the Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s most valuable asset but one of its least liquid, so the family has long backed a listing of Tata Sons. On 17 September 2026 the Tata Sons board extended N Chandrasekaran’s tenure by five years and agreed to follow the regulator’s listing direction; Noel Tata opposed both decisions, Business Today said. 2

Aloo Mistry and Noel Tata’s children

Noel Tata has three adult children, Leah, Maya and Neville, who work in Tata companies or sit on its trusts. Leah is a vice-president at IHCL, Maya is associated with Trent’s Westside and Neville heads Star Bazaar. Each received two Tata Sons shares from their grandmother Simone Tata’s estate, according to FY26 documents. See the Noel Tata net worth page for what the family owns.

What happens next

On 12 November her husband leaves the boards of Voltas, Trent, Tata Steel, Titan, Tata Investment Corporation and Tata International under the group’s retirement policy, but keeps his seat on the Tata Sons board, Swarajya reported. Read our report on what Noel Tata’s retirement means. The listing debate, where her husband and her brother’s family stand on opposite sides, is the next thing to watch for the Tata Group. 3

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