Which Indian business leader was named a Chevalier (Knight) of France's National Order of the Legion of…
Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by French President Emmanuel Macron on 12 October 2026, for…
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Which Indian business leader was named a Chevalier (Knight) of France's National Order of the Legion of Honour in October 2026?
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Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by French President Emmanuel Macron on 12 October 2026, for his role in India–France economic ties and in telecommunications; the insignia was presented in New Delhi on 28 October 2026. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are other leading Indian industrialists, but none of them received this honour in October 2026.
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