Mr. Raj Kumar Subhkaran Jatia was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar)
After education, he joined his family textile business. He moved to Osaka, Japan to establish his office. In 1980s he expanded his activities and opened an office in Hong Kong.
In the 1980s, to support the Asian Games, Mr. Jatia was instrumental in acquisition of land in New Delhi from the Government and established India’s first Hyatt hotel branded as Hyatt Regency through the listed company, Asian Hotels Limited and thereafter constructed three more Hyatt hotels in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune.
Mr. Jatia has built India’s first Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai which started operating in 2008. It is a landmark property in Mumbai. Mr. Rajkumar Jatia is now fully concentrated in his next venture for a 85 storey, hotel-cum-commercial project in Mumbai.
Mr. Jatia is majority stakeholder in his group companies and holds various positions in them.
