Who is Rohiqa Chagla? Know More About Cyrus Mistry's Wife

Cyrus Mistry, ex-Chairman of Tata Sons died in a road accident on September 4 while travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai after the vehicle he travelled in hit a divider. According to reports, the accident occurred on the Surya River Charoti bridge on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway.  Mistry, 54, is survived by his wife Rohiqa Chagla and two sons, Zahan Mistry and Firoz Mistry.

The last rites of Mistry will be performed in Mumbai on Tuesday, 6 September his family said. His funeral will be held at Mumbai's Worli crematorium at 11 am.

Rohiqa Chagla, the wife of Cyrus Mistry, has been by his side for about three decades and has constantly stood by him through one of his most serious boardroom battles with the Tata family.

Who is  Rohiqa Chagla?

Chagla and Mistry married in 1992 and remained married until his sudden demise. Rohiqa Chagla has been a corporate icon herself and held directorship at some private and public limited companies. The Mistry family empire - comprising mainly of real estate and its shareholding in the Tata Group- has collectively developed magnificent hotels, stadiums, palaces, and factories throughout Asia. Cyrus Mistry shot to fame after he was named the scion to lead the Tata Group but later this position triggered one of the most talked about corporate rivalries in the country.

Rohiqa Chagla’s father is barrister Iqbal Chagla, and her grandfather was M.C. Chagla, a jurist and former cabinet minister. Her family had gotten legally involved in the boardroom battle between her husband Mistry and the Tatas. In 2012, Cyrus Mistry was appointed chairman of Tata Sons. His surprise resignation in 2016 sparked a dramatic, years-long litigation and boardroom struggle between two of India's most illustrious corporate families, the Mistrys and Tatas.

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Mistry, Tata Sons' sixth chairman, resigned in October 2016. He had taken over as the chairman in December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced his retirement. N Chandrasekaran was later appointed Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.

In May, the Supreme Court denied the Sapoorji Pallonji (SP) group's request for a review of the 2021 judgement, which supported the Tata group's decision to remove Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman of Tata Sons.

Mistry's death is a sudden blow to the SP group and the world of corporates. The tragedy occurred at about 3.15 p.m. Mistry was travelling with others in his Mercedes car. Balasaheb Patil, the Palghar district superintendent of police, confirmed the incident. Two other passengers, including the automobile driver, were also hurt. All of the injured have been transported to a hospital in Gujarat.

Mistry’s death is the latest setback for the Mistry family, after Mistry’s father, Pallonji Mistry, died in June.