Mohan Lal Lohia

Mohan Lal Lohia (21 December 1930 – 1 June 2017) was an Indian businessman and business magnate, who founded the Indorama Corporation and the Lohia Foundation. The billionaires, Sri Prakash Lohia and Aloke Lohia are his sons. Early life and education Mohan Lal Lohia was born on 21 December 1930, in Ratangarh, Rajasthan, India. He was educated in Jogbani, near the India–Nepal border. Career In 1950 Lohia travelled to Burma (Myanmar), where he started working as a raw material purchase manager for an embroidery and lace manufacturing production. This job frequently took him to other countries such as Singapore and Japan. In the same year he started his own business as a textile manufacturer. According to his eldest son, Om Prakash, Lohia predicted the reforms passed by the Burmese government in 1963, which ordered foreign manufacturers to vacate their businesses and move out of Burma. Prior to that he had already established an embroidery and lace factory in Bangkok and a knitting, weaving and pressing mill in Nepal.