{{Short description|Indian businessman (born 1956)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Pawan Munjal | image = Pawan Munjal Hero Jul21-125(B&W).jpg | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1954}} | parents = Brijmohan Lall Munjal | alma_mater = National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | occupation = Chairman, MD & CEO, Hero MotoCorp }} '''Pawan Kant Munjal''' (born 1954) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman, managing director and CEO of Hero MotoCorp,<ref>{{cite news|title=Pawan Munjal elevates as Chairman of Hero Moto Corp|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/Pawan-Munjal-Takes-Over-as-Chairman-of-Hero-MotoCorp/2015/06/01/article2844119.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031052454/http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/news/Pawan-Munjal-Takes-Over-as-Chairman-of-Hero-MotoCorp/2015/06/01/article2844119.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2015|accessdate=1 June 2015|publisher=Indian Express}}</ref> the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=14 November 2024 |title=Hero MotoCorp Q2 PAT rises 14% to ₹1,204 crore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/hero-motocorp-q2-pat-rises-14-to-1204-crore/article68869179.ece |access-date=16 February 2025 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=15 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115012338/https://www.thehindu.com/business/hero-motocorp-q2-pat-rises-14-to-1204-crore/article68869179.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> ''India Today'' magazine ranked him #49th in its India's 50 Most Powerful People of 2017 list.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's 50 powerful people|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170424-india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan-986203-2017-04-14|publisher=India Today|date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=17 April 2017|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417122537/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan/1/928939.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
He is the third child of Brijmohan Lall Munjal and Santosh Munjal.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=1 August 2023 |title=Who is Pawan Munjal? ED raids Hero MotoCorp Chairman; here's what we know |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/who-is-pawan-munjal-hero-motocorp-confirms-ed-visit-at-chairmans-residence-heres-what-we-know-11690894992773.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625044917/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/who-is-pawan-munjal-hero-motocorp-confirms-ed-visit-at-chairmans-residence-heres-what-we-know-11690894992773.html |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=17 February 2025 |work=Mint |url-status=live }}</ref>
As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$3.4 billion.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Pawan Munjal & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/pawan-munjal/ |work=Forbes |access-date=27 May 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923215617/https://www.forbes.com/profile/pawan-munjal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2013, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at his residence following the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's (DRI) case.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raj |first=Neha |date=2023-08-01 |title=ED Conducts Raids at Hero MotoCorp CEO Pawan Munjal's Residence in Connection with DRI Case |url=https://pune.news/business/ed-conducts-raids-at-hero-motocorp-ceo-pawan-munjals-residence-in-connection-with-dri-case-51612/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=PUNE NEWS |language=en-US |archive-date=12 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212172102/https://pune.news/business/ed-conducts-raids-at-hero-motocorp-ceo-pawan-munjals-residence-in-connection-with-dri-case-51612/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated 9 October 2024, Pawan Munjal & family are ranked 47th with a net worth of $6.1 Billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 Oct 2024 |title=India's 100 Richest |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/india-billionaires/ |website=India’s 100 Richest |access-date=16 February 2025 |archive-date=3 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103210346/https://www.forbes.com/lists/india-billionaires/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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