{{Short description|Indian businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Ashwin Choksi | birth_date = 1944 | death_date = {{Death date|2018|09|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Mumbai, India | occupation = Businessman | title = Non-executive chairman, Asian Paints Ltd | education = Sydenham College (M.Com) | spouse = Married | children = 2 | relatives = }} '''Ashwin Chimanlal Choksi''' (1944 – 19 September 2018) was an Indian billionaire businessman and the non-executive chairman of Asian Paints Ltd, India's largest paint company. He was among the top 100 richest Indians.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Rich List - Ashwin Choksi|url=http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2014/ashwin-choksi/115|accessdate=5 March 2015|work=Forbes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310125719/http://forbesindia.com/richprofile2014/ashwin-choksi/115|archive-date=10 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Ashwin Choksi was born in 1944 in Mumbai. His father Chimanlal Choksi was one of the co-founders of Asian Paints. Choksi completed his master's in commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashwin Choksi|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/C/ashwin-choksi/6715|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
==Career== Choksi joined the family business Asian Paints in 1965. He became managing director and executive chairman,<ref>{{cite news|title=Old Canvas, fresh colours|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/old-canvas,-fresh-colours/1/890.html|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Business Today}}</ref> and a non-executive director of Berger International.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashwin Chimanlal Choksi|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=10959668&ticker=APNT:IN|accessdate=5 March 2015|publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref>
On 19 September 2018, Choksi died after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashwin Choksi Non-Executive Chairman of Asian Paints passes away |url=https://sawdust.online/news/ashwin-choksi-non-executive-chairman-of-asian-paints-passes-away/ |date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
==Family== Choksi was married with two children, Ashish Choksi and Rupen Choksi, and they lived in Mumbai.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite news|title=Forbes profile: Ashwin Choksi|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashwin-choksi/|accessdate=5 January 2020|work=Forbes}}</ref>
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