[2] As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated OCTOBER 09, 2024, Nusli Wadia is ranked 44th with a net worth of $6.7 Billion.

Wadia, and his sons are the direct and only living descendants of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan.

His maternal grandfather Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan, and his grandmother, Rattanbai Petit was born into the elite Parsi family of India.

His paternal grandfather, Sir Ness Wadia was a well-known textile industrialist, who played an important role during the late 19th century in turning the city of Bombay into one of the world's largest cotton trading centers.

His paternal aunt Clara Evelyne Wadia was married to Robert Byng, 7th Earl of Strafford.

Nusli then flew to London where his father was making the deal, and convinced him not to sell the company or emigrate.