Who Is Aliya Modi? All About The Daughter Of IPL Founder And Businessman Lalit Modi

The founder of Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi is in the news since last evening after he disclosed that he was in a relationship with model and actor Sushmita Sen. The Fugitive businessman called Sen, who is a former Miss Universe, his "better half" in a tweet. He also shared images with his tweets in which he can be seen hanging out with Sen, adding that the relationship was “a new beginning a new life finally”.

Due to the vague wording of the tweet, social media initially believed that they had gotten married, however in a follow up tweet, Modi clarified that he and Sen were not married and were dating each other. He added, “That too it will happen one day.”

The 58-year-old is the former chairman and commissioner of IPL and the former Vice-President of the Board of Conduct for Cricket in India. (BCCI). In 2010, he was accused of misconduct, indiscipline, and financial irregularities by BCCI and was found guilty on all charges in 2013. Before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched an investigation into Modi for the financial irregularities, he moved to London.

Lalit Modi is the father of two children from a previous marriage, Aliya Modi and Ruchir Modi. His daughter Aliya is the founder of a London-based interior design and design consultancy company.

Who Is Aliya Modi?

• Aliya Modi is the daughter of Lalit and the late Minal Modi. The couple had gotten married in 1991 and they had two children together. Their daughter Aliya was born in 1993 and their son Ruchir was born in 1994.
• Modi’s mother Minal passed away in 2018 at the age of 64. She had been diagnosed with cancer and passed away a few years after she and her husband moved to London.
• She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Art History from Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts and her Master of Arts degree in Architectural Interior Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London.
• Aliya Modi and her husband Brett Carlson got married in Venice, Italy in May, 2022.
• Modi is the founder, CEO, and design consultant of AMRM International Consultants Ltd, a London-based interior design company that also provides design consultancy.

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