Prem Watsa
Fairfax Financial
Prem Watsa is the CEO of Fairfax Financial. They were born in 1950 in Hyderabad and educated at Hyderabad Public School and Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- 1950 · Hyderabad
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Education
- Hyderabad Public School, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, University of Western Ontario
- Awards
- Member of the Order of Canada, Padma Shri in trade and industry
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In the News
12 stories- intelligentinvestor.com.au·
Fairfax Financial: Interim result 2026
- Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe·
Fairfax Financial buys 1.2m Under Armour shares
- Pulse 2.0·
Andrew Peller To Be Acquired By Fairfax In $397 Million Deal
- The Acquirer's Multiple·
Prem Watsa’s Latest Stock Portfolio: Fairfax’s Biggest Buys and Sells
- Seeking Alpha·
Tracking Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Portfolio – Q1 2026 Update
- Investing.com·
Fairfax Financial and Prem Watsa buy $5.87m in Under Armour shares
- Stock Titan·
Fairfax (TSX: FFH) now reports a 4.5% stake in BlackBerry (BB)
- GlobeNewswire·
Fairfax Announces Hybrid Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Details
- Corporate Knights·
The giant oversight in Prem Watsa’s long-term investing strategy
- The Real Deal·
Toronto billionaire Prem Watsa in line for majority stake in Kennedy Wilson
- Yahoo! Finance Canada·
Prem Watsa Fans: The Billionaire’s Fairfax Companies Are a Great Value Today
- financialpost.com·
The inside story of Fairfax Financial's even bigger 'Big Short'
Prem Watsa: FAQ
- What company does Prem Watsa lead?
- Prem Watsa is CEO of Fairfax Financial.
- Where was Prem Watsa educated?
- Prem Watsa studied at Hyderabad Public School, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, University of Western Ontario.