Jasminder Singh

Jasminder Singh OBE (born April 1951) is a British billionaire businessman.[1]

Jasminder Singh
BornApril 1951 (age 72)
Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, Edwardian Hotels
TitleChairman and CEO, Edwardian Hotels
SpouseAmrit Singh
Children4

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. "The World's Billionaires: Jasminder Singh". Forbes. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. Times, The Sunday (12 May 2019). "Rich List 2019: profiles 101-148=, featuring Alan Sugar". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Jasminder SINGH - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. Kuznetsov, Y. (2006). Diaspora Networks and the International Migration of Skills: How Countries Can Draw on Their Talent Abroad. WBI development studies. World Bank. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8213-6648-6. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. "NRI, Jasminder Singh bought the prestigious Inter Continental May Fair London hotel". Nriinternet.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. Tripathi, Shruti (15 August 2014). "The bollygarchs: meet the 10 richest Indians in London". LondonlovesBusiness.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. McCall, Alastair; Watts, Robert (7 May 2017). "High-octane rise of brothers' firm shows family value". The Sunday Times. p. 3.
  8. "Court sets up in hotel for businessman's £50m legal fight with sons". Evening Standard. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. Farmer, Brian (26 November 2013). "High Court moves to hotel room as frail father sues sons". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. Sonwalkar, Prasun (9 April 2014). "UK Sikh loses 'tragic' case against millionaire sons". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. "Inderneel Singh, Managing Director, May Fair Hotel, London". Asian-voice.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. "Jasminder Singh | Edwardian Hotels London | Our Story". Edwardian.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.


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