Shri Thanedar

Shri Thanedar is a renowned Indian-born American entrepreneur. He is also very famous as an author and politician. Thanedar is currently representing the 3rd district in the Michigan House. In the 2018 election, he was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Michigan. Thanedar won the City of Detroit and got a total of 200,645 votes but finished 3rd place statewide behind the current Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, and former Health Director of Detroit Abdul El-Sayed.

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Biography and Early Life

Shri Thanedar comes from a lower-income family where he was born on 22 February 1955. He took birth in Belgaum, Karnataka, in India. He has worked odd jobs since his childhood. He started working when he was fourteen years old to support his joint family of eight with five siblings. He started working early because his father was forced to retire at the age of 55.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Shri Thanedar in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Shri Thanedar’s age is 66 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 22 February 1955. Though, he is 5′ 6″ in feet and inches and 170 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 194lbs in Pound and 88kg in Kilograms.

Education

When he was just 18 years old, he got his bachelor’s degree in the field of chemistry. Shri then decided to go for his master’s program at the University of Bombay in Mumbai, India. After finishing his master’s degree in Mumbai, he went to the United States of America to pursue a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry at the University of Akron in Ohio. He got his Ph.D. degree in the year 1982. Shri Thanedar really enjoyed his life in the States and hence decided to be a US citizen in 1988.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Shashi Thanedar is Shri Thanedar’s second wife. His first wife passed away in the year 1996, whose name is unknown. They have two sons together. During his first wife’s demise, they were only four and eight years old, and Shri raised them as a single parent, with his business growing on the side. Then he decided to marry Shashi, who made their family complete again. Both of his sons are highly accomplished now.

Is Shri Thanedar Gay?

No, Shri Thanedar is not gay. He has been married twice and also had a family with two kids. He is currently married to his wife, Shashi Thanedar, who is based in India only.

Professional Career

In the year 1990, Thanedar worked during the weekends and also night shifts. He worked at Chemir laboratories for around $15 per hour. He did this to learn business on his own. After this, he took a loan of about $75,000 to Chemir in the year 1991. In his first year, he made sales of $150,000.

Shri Thanedar was also named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the central Midwest region in 1999, 2007, and 2016. A lawsuit was filed against him. It was filed by a buyer of Avomeen Holdings LLC. It was filed in US District Court in Detroit in the year 2017. This lawsuit said that Shri made fraudulent and misleading representations of his company’s finances.

Anyway, Thanedar didn’t accept the allegations, and after this, he chose to enter politics and then ran in the Michigan gubernatorial election in the year 2018 as a democrat. He has also written two autobiographies: This is Shri’s Wish, The Blue Suitcase: Tragedy and Triumph in an Immigrant’s Life.

Awards

• In 2017, he won the CORP magazine Entrepreneur Award
• In 2016, he won the Entrepreneur of The YearAward, nu Ernst & Young, Michigan Region
• In 2015, his company was included in the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
• 1998-2005- Fastest Growing Business Award Missouri
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Akron

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Shri Thanedar in 2021

Shri Thanedar’s net worth is estimated to be around $5 million as of the year 2021. He has made this money from his career as an entrepreneur, author, and politician. He is currently serving as the representative of the 3rd district of the Michigan House.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

Following are some interesting facts about Shri Thanedar, a budding entrepreneur and current politician:

• He is one of the most famous American entrepreneurs who turned into a politician.
• His first wife died out of an unknown disease.

Shri Thanedar is a self-made man who has seen many adversities in his life. He comes from a low-income family. He is an entrepreneur, author, and politician all together. He is basically from Belgaum, Karnataka, in India. He has been involved in business and politics for a long time now. He also has written two autobiographies.