Awardee Profiles

Smt. Naina Lal Kidwai is the former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Currently, she is serving as the Chairman of Max Financial Services Ltd. Along with serving as the Chairman of HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd and HSBC InvestDirect (India) Ltd. She is on the Governing Board of NCAER, Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and on the National Executive Committee of CII and FICCI. She serves as a Group General Manager of HSBC Holdings Plc since October 2006. She also served as the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC India of HSBC Holdings Plc since 5 May 2006.

For her praiseworthy work, Smt. Kidwai has also secured many accolades. Kidwai has secured the distinguished Padma Shri award for her contributions in the areas of trade and industry. Smt. Kidwai has secured the distinguished Padma Shri award for her contributions in the areas of trade and industry. She has also received ALL Ladies League's Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award 2013 for Excellence in Banking, and has been repeatedly ranked in the Fortune global list of Top Women in Business.

In recognition of Smt Kidwai’s contribution to trade and industry in Bharat and in appreciation of her business and managerial acumen, we, at MIT World Peace University, Pune, feel privileged, today on 3rd February 2023, to confer upon Smt Naina Lal Kidwai the Bharat Asmita – Special Jeevan Gaurav Award for her lifetime contribution to our nation.