Gopichand Hinduja, UK's richest man, dies
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Gopichand Hinduja, billionaire and co-owner of the Hinduja Group, has died at the age of 85 after a long illness. He was known as the richest man in the UK.
Gopichand Hinduja, a billionaire and co-owner of the Hinduja Group family conglomerate, who made him the richest man in Great Britain, died at the age of 85 after a long illness. This was reported by FT, writes UNN.
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Hinduja, known as GP, joined the family business in 1959 and, together with his brothers, transformed a small trading company founded in India over a hundred years ago into a global industrial and financial conglomerate with assets in banking, oil refining, real estate, and transportation.
He was humble and joyful, and a friend to everyone he met... He will also be remembered for his incredible work in building the Hinduja Group over the past 70 years into the global success it is today.
Hinduja is survived by his wife and three children.
Indian politicians and businessmen expressed their condolences.
Thanks to his outstanding leadership, the Hinduja Group has become a symbol of Indian entrepreneurship and global excellence.
And Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu called him a "visionary industrialist," noting that "he played an important role in transforming the group into a truly global conglomerate."
Hinduja himself told the Financial Times: "OWO will be my greatest legacy to London" – referring to the luxury hotel in the former War Office, which the Hinduja Group opened in 2023.
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