The Founder, Commissioner and first Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Kumar Modi, popularly known as Lalit Modi is a well-known name in the business and sports field. The flamboyant businessman, who is also known as controversy’s favourite child is also a financial fraud fugitive. After running the IPL tournaments for three years, Lalit was suspended as the Chairman of IPL on charges of misconduct, indiscipline and financial irregularities in 2010.
Not just this, BCCI banned Lalit Modi for life in 2013. He later moved to London and was labelled as a fugitive. On the personal front, Lalit Modi got married to Minal Modi in 1991, and they welcomed two kids, Aliya Modi and Ruchir Modi. Lalit’s son, Ruchir was named as his successor and now manages the Modi family’s business.
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However, not many people know that his daughter, Aliya, is following in her father’s footsteps. Aliya, who is one of the heirs of the family business is a leading name in the business world and has made a name for herself. Let us delve into more details about the young businesswoman.
Born in 1993, Aliya studied fine art and interior design for a foundation year at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She did her graduation with a B.Sc in Art History from Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts. She later went on to pursue her Masters in Architectural Interior Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London.
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Though her younger brother, Ruchir Modi is named as the successor of their father’s family business, Aliya also proved her business acumen as she runs her own firm worth a million dollars. Yes, you read it right, Aliya Modi is an exceptionally talented businesswoman who proved her worth by carving her own path to success.
Aliya is the founder, CEO, and design consultant of a London-based interior design company named AMRM Consultants Ltd. Aliya’s company, which is reported to be worth USD 1 million, provides design consultancy. Before launching her own firm, Aliya worked for Dara Huang’s avant-garde architecture firm, Design Haus Liberty, for two years with offices in London and Hong Kong.
In May 2022, Aliya Modi got married to her long-time boyfriend, Brett Carlsen. The wedding took place in Venice, Italy. The wedding was a grand affair stretched for four days with many pre-wedding ceremonies. Taking to his social media handle, Lalit Modi announced the news of his daughter’s marriage to Bret in Venice, which was attended by 600 guests.
Aliya and Brett tied the knot as per Hindu rituals, and the duo looked stunning in their traditional attires. For the wedding, Aliya looked stunning as she donned an ivory-coloured lehenga from the shelves of designer duo, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla. Her lehenga featured jaal work and pristine stones.
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She teamed her lehenga with diamond jewellery and kept her makeup subtle. On the other hand, her groom, Brett complemented her in a white-coloured sherwani. Another highlight of the wedding was the groom entering the wedding venue on a boat with his baraat while dancing to Hindi film songs.
Aliya Modi has a younger sibling, Ruchir Modi, who was born in 1994, a year after Aliya’s birth. He did his schooling at the American School of Bombay and London. He went on to pursue his Bachelor’s Degree in Global Business Management from Regent’s University London. Ruchir serves as the director of cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips and other family-owned firms such as KK Modi Group and Modi Enterprise.
He is also the founder and owner of Modi Ventures. Aliya and Ruchir also have a half-sister from their mother, Minal’s first marriage. There is no information available on their half-sister on the internet.
In January 2023, Lalit Modi announced his retirement and mentioned his son, Ruchir as his successor and the head of the LKM branch of KKMFT. He also mentioned that he and his daughter, Aliya Modi have decided to hand over control of the affairs of the LKM family to Ruchir.
Despite being the heiress of her father, Lalit Modi’s massive business empire worth Rs. 23,450 crores, Aliya believes in creating her own identity. As per multiple reports, Aliya's estimated net worth is USD 5 million dollars, which is approximately Rs. 41 crores.
Well, Aliya is an inspiration to all the young entrepreneurs, who, despite having her father, Lalit Modi’s massive business empire chose her own path to success.
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