rahul bajaj (10 june 1938 – 12 february 2022) was an indian billionaire businessman and politician. he was the chairman emeritus of the indian conglomerate bajaj group. from 2006 until 2010, bajaj was a member of the rajya sabha. bajaj was born in kolkata, india. bajaj was awarded the third-highest civilian award padma bhushan in 2001. his net worth was us$25 billion in july 2021.