Microsoft says son of CEO Satya Nadella has died.
Zain Nadella was 25.
Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has died, the company confirmed Tuesday.
He was 25.
“Very sadly Satya’s son Zain Nadella has passed away,” the company said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY.
“The Nadellas are taking time to grieve privately as a family.”
Zain Nadella was born with cerebral palsy, was legally blind and had spastic quadriplegia, according to a 2021 story from Seattle Children’s Hospital, where he received care.
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“He is the joy of our family, whose strength and warmth both inspire and motivate me to keep pushing the boundaries of what technology can do,” Satya Nadella wrote in a 2017 LinkedIn post.
Last year, Nadella’s family donated $15 million to the hospital “to advance precision medicine neurosciences and youth mental health care.”
“As parents, our lives have been shaped by the needs of our children, and it is our hope that in honoring Zain’s journey, we can improve and innovate care for future generations in every community,” said Anu Nadella, Satya Nadella’s wife, in a statement when the donation was announced.
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