Lakshmi Niwas Mittal (Hindustani: [ˈləkʃmi nɪˈʋaːs ˈmɪtːəl] (listen); born 15 June 1950) is an Indian steel businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal.
In 2005, Forbes ranked Mittal as the third-richest person in the world, making him the first Indian citizen to be ranked in the top ten in the publication's annual list of the world's richest people. In 2007, Mittal was considered to be the richest Asian person in Europe.
Mittal has been a member of the board of directors of Goldman Sachs since 2008.