British
Businessman
Jasminder Singh Template:Postnominals (born April 1951) is a British billionaire businessman.[1]
According to the Sunday Times Rich List List in 2019, Singh is worth £1.1 billion.[2]
Early life
Jasminder Singh was born in April 1951,[3] in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in an Indian family.[4][5] He is the son of Bal Mohinder Singh, and they moved to the UK from Kenya in 1973, and first ran a post office together.[6]
Career
Singh first worked as an accountant.[7] He then began working in the hotel industry for his uncle.[7] Eventually, he was able to buy out his uncle.[7]
Through Edwardian Hotels, of which he is the chairman and CEO, Singh owns or co-owns 12 luxury hotels in central London, under the Radisson Blu Edwardian brand, and the 404-room May Fair Hotel.[1]
Personal life
Singh is married to Amrit Singh, an interior decorator, and they live in Tetworth Hall,[8] a large country house near Ascot, and London.[1][5]
In November 2013, Jasminder's father 86-year-old Bal Mohinder Singh was taking legal action against his sons Jasminder, 62, and Herinder, 46, for about £50 million of Jasminder's reported wealth of £400 million.[8][9] All three families had lived together at Tetworth Hall, until Herinder fell out with Jasminder and left.[9] Due to the father's frail health, the hearing in November 2013 was taking place at the May Fair Hotel, rather than a normal courtroom.[9] In April 2014, Judge William Blackburne dismissed the claim which he said had been entered "in all good faith".[10]
His son Inderneel Singh, is managing director, of London's May Fair Hotel.[11]
Honours
In 2007, Singh was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the hotel industry.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World's Billionaires: Jasminder Singh. Forbes.
- ↑ Rich List 2019: profiles 101-148=, featuring Alan Sugar(2019-05-12). Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ↑ Jasminder SINGH - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ↑ Diaspora Networks and the International Migration of Skills: How Countries Can Draw on Their Talent Abroad{{#if:Kuznetsov|, Kuznetsov}. World Bank(2006). ISBN 978-0-8213-6648-6
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NRI, Jasminder Singh bought the prestigious Inter Continental May Fair London hotel. Nriinternet.com(23 February 2012).
- ↑ The bollygarchs: meet the 10 richest Indians in London, Tripathi, Shruti. LondonlovesBusiness.com(15 August 2014).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 [{{{url}}} High-octane rise of brothers' firm shows family value]. The Sunday Times(7 May 2017).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Court sets up in hotel for businessman's £50m legal fight with sons. Evening Standard(25 November 2013). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 High Court moves to hotel room as frail father sues sons. The Independent(26 November 2013). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ UK Sikh loses 'tragic' case against millionaire sons. Hindustan Times(9 April 2014). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ↑ Inderneel Singh, Managing Director, May Fair Hotel, London. Asian-voice.com.
- ↑ Jasminder Singh | Edwardian Hotels London | Our Story. Edwardian.com.