George Jacob Muthoot
$1.76B
as of 10/04/24
About George Jacob Muthoot
With his two brothers, George Jacob Muthoot runs Muthoot Finance, India's biggest lender against gold.
The Muthoot Group was founded by his grandfather in 1887 as a trader in timber and food grains, supplying rations to large British-run plantations.
The company has 4,700 branches across India and serves more than 200,000 customers daily.
Muthoot Finance offers money transfer services as well as business and personal loans.
His eldest brother M.G.George Muthoot, who was the company's chairman, died in March 2021 at age 71.
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Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
Financial servicesResidence
Trivandrum, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/21/52 (age 72)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Manipal UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingGeorge Jacob Muthoot’s fortune is worth
29K
troy ounces of gold
27K
median U.S. household
18K
median U.S. income
0.035%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Muthoot is a civil engineer by training.
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BSE INDIA | 533398-IN
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