Top 10 Famous Chartered Accountants in India: Meet the highly renowned CA professionals of the country

Chartered Accountant is considered as one of the toughest professions in India given that it requires a lot of patience, knowledge, and skills to acquire this degree. However, there are some geniuses who have not only mastered chartered accountancy but have been able to make a huge fortune by relying on their skills. Here in this article, you will find the list of top 10 famous chartered accountants in India 2024 along with some interesting details about them.

Top 10 Famous CA in India 2024

There are the most popular as well as some of the richest Chartered Accountants in India:

1. Kumar Mangalam Birla
2. T. N. Manoharan
3. Naina Lal Kidwai
4. Deepak Parekh
5. George Alexander Muthoot
6. Piyush Goyal
7. T. V. Mohandas Pai
8. Suresh Prabhu
9. Nirmal Jain
10. Radhe Shyam Agarwal

India’s 10 Most Popular Chartered Accountants In 2023

Here are some details related to the top 10 most popular chartered accountants in India in 2023.

1. Kumar Mangalam Birla

He is known for being the chairman of one of the largest conglomerate companies in India, Aditya Birla Group. He is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and also holds an MBA degree from London Business School.

2. T. N.  Manoharan

T. N. Manoharan is a highly reputable chartered accountant of India who has also served as former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). ICAI is the largest accounting professional institute in India that manages the Chartered Accountancy profession in the country. Manoharan is also the ex-chairman of Canara Bank and a recipient of Padma Shri.

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3. Naina Lal Kidwai

Naina Lal Kidwai served as the Country Head and Group General Manager of the renowned bank HSBC India. She is also a chartered accountant and former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Kidwai has done her MBA from Harvard Business School and is the granddaughter of Thapar Group’s founder Karamchand Thapar from her mother’s side.

4. Deepak Parekh

The former Chairman of the HDFC bank, Deepak Parekh, is the recipient of several accolades and is counted among the famous chartered accountants of India. He has also been awarded India’s third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan and has been a member of various reputed Indian Government committees.

5. George Alexander Muthoot

Best known for his business conglomerate Muthoot Group, George Alexander Muthoot is a billionaire from India. The company was founded by his grandfather in 1887 but as its managing director, George took the company to new heights. George is also a chartered accountant by profession certified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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6. Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal is the cabinet minister in the Government of India and is also the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. Just like his father, Piyush also served as the National Treasurer of the political party BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). He is also a chartered accountant and holds a degree in law from Mumbai University.

7. TV Mohandas Pai

TV Mohandas Pai is a chartered accountant serving as the Chairperson of Manipal Global Education. Earlier he served as a board member at Infosys and a member of the board of CSIR-Tech Pvt. Ltd. Mohandas is also the co-founder of Bangalore Political Action Committee and serves as its vice president as well.

8. Suresh Prabhu

Suresh Prabhu is the former Minister of Civil Aviation, Railways, Commerce & Industry and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He cleared his chartered accountant exams with an all-India rank of 11 in the ICAI CA exams. Not only a famous CA in India, Prabhu has also been named among the top ministers in India.

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9. Nirmal Jain

Nirmal Jain is a chartered accountant and businessman known as the founder and chairman of India Infoline (IIFL) Group. He is an alma mater from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and started his career with the renowned firm Hindustan Unilever.

10. Radhe Shyam Agarwal

Radhe Shyam Agarwal is counted among the richest persons in India and holds the status of a billionaire according to the Forbes list. He is co-founder and executive chairman of Emami Group which he started with his friend and renowned businessman Radhe Shyam Goenka. Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant as well as a Company Secretary.

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