Gopichand Hinduja

Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja (born 29 February 1940) is an Indian-born British billionaire businessman, the co-chairman of the Hinduja Group. As of May 2020, together with his brother Srichand he is the UK's second richest man.[2] 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).[3] 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.[4]

Gopichand Hinduja
Born
Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja

(1940-02-29) 29 February 1940
NationalityBritish
Alma materJai Hind College
OccupationCo-chairman, Hinduja Group
Net worthUS$21 billion (May 2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Sunita Hinduja
ChildrenSanjay Hinduja, Dheeraj Hinduja and Rita Hinduja
Parent(s)Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja
Jamuna Parmanand Hinduja
RelativesS. P. Hinduja (brother)

In May 2019 The Hinduja brothers, Gopichand and Srichand, were once again named by the Time UK as the UK's wealthiest people, according to the annual Rich List survey.[5]

Early life

Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja was born on 29 February 1940, the son of Parmanand Hinduja, and educated at Jai Hind College, Bombay.[6]

Personal life

He is married to Sunita Hinduja, and they have two sons and one daughter, Sanjay Hinduja, Dheeraj Hinduja and Rita Hinduja.[6][7] The Hinduja family is of Sindhi heritage.[8]

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.[9] The couple was blessed with a baby boy in 2018.[10]

References
  1. "Hinduja Brothers". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Hinduja Brothers Slip To 2nd Spot In UK's Richest List Due To COVID-19: Report". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. Andrew Bounds (22 March 2013). "Mittal loses top spot in rich list". Business & Economy. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. "Srichand & Gopichand Hinduja". Forbes. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013.
  5. Connett, David (11 May 2019). "Hinduja brothers take back top spot in annual Rich List". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 733. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ":: Hinduja Group - Our Group ::". Hindujagroup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. Palijo, Waseem (8 January 2019). "Most billionaires in India today once resided in Pakistan's Sindh". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. "'India's most eligible bachelor' Sanjay Hinduja marries in £15m ceremony". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. "Sanjay and Anusuya Hinduja blessed with a baby boy". The Economic Times. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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