Gopichand Hinduja

Gopichand Hinduja
Born Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja
(1940-02-29) 29 February 1940
Residence London, England, UK
Nationality British
Alma mater Jai Hind College
Occupation Co-chairman, Hinduja Group
Net worth US$21 billion (May 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Sunita Hinduja
Children Sanjay Hinduja, Dheeraj Hinduja and Rita Hinduja
Parent(s) Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja
Jamuna Parmanand Hinduja
Relatives S. P. Hinduja (brother)

Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja (born 29 February 1940) is an Indian-born British billionaire businessman, the co-chairman of the Hinduja Group. As of March 2018, together with his brother Srichand he is the UK's richest man. Since the 1990s, he has been consistently ranked among the UK and Asia's wealthiest people. In May 2017, Hinduja topped the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated wealth of GBP 16.2 billion ($21 billion). Based on the rich list compiled by Asian Media & Marketing Group, Hinduja's wealth is estimated at GBP 19 billion ($24.7 billion).[2] The Forbes List in March 2018 ranked him and his brother GP as the world's 55th richest billionaire family with an estimated wealth of $19.5 billion.[3]

Early life

Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja was born on 29 February 1940, the son of Parmanand Hinduja, and educated at Jai Hind College, Mumbai.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Sunita Hinduja, and they have two sons and one daughter, Sanjay Hinduja, Dheeraj Hinduja and Rita Hinduja.[4][5]

In 2015, their son Sanjay Hinduja married his long-time girlfriend, the designer Anu Mahtani, in Udaipur, India. The wedding cost £15 million and entertainment included the pop singers Jennifer Lopez, Arjun Kapoor and Nicole Scherzinger.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Hinduja Brothers". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Andrew Bounds (22 March 2013). "Mittal loses top spot in rich list". Business & Economy. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Srichand & Gopichand Hinduja". Forbes. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 733. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ↑ ":: Hinduja Group - Our Group  ::". Hindujagroup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "'India's most eligible bachelor' Sanjay Hinduja marries in £15m ceremony". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "My big fat '£15MILLION wedding': Inside 2015's most lavish ceremony". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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