Nusli Wadia Family
Nusli Wadia is Jinnah's grandson through his mother Dina 13. He married Maureen in 1970 and their son Ness co-owns Punjab Kings 13.
Nusli Wadia's parents and ancestry
Nusli Wadia is the son of Neville Wadia, a businessman who ran Bombay Dyeing, and Dina Wadia 3. His mother was the only child of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and his wife Rattanbai Petit 13. On his father's side, his grandfather Sir Ness Wadia was a prominent textile industrialist, and his grandmother, Evelyne Clara Powell, was English 3. Wikipedia says Nusli and his sons are Jinnah's only living direct descendants 3.
In 2004 he went with his mother and sons to Pakistan, where they visited the mausoleum of Jinnah and his sister Fatima Jinnah in Karachi 3.
His wife
He married Maureen Wadia in 1970 3. A former air hostess, she heads Gladrags magazine and is one of the organisers of the Mrs India pageant 3.
His sons
They have two sons, Ness Wadia and Jehangir Wadia 3. Forbes says Ness co-owns the Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab, now called Punjab Kings 1. The sources reviewed do not set out Jehangir's current role.
The 1971 family decision
The family's control of Bombay Dyeing owes much to a disagreement between father and son. In 1971 Neville Wadia planned to sell the company and move to Switzerland; Nusli, backed by his mother, his sister and J.R.D. Tata, built an 11% stake and talked his father out of the sale 3. He took over as chairman from his father in 1977 3.