Gulam Noon, Baron Noon
Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon, Baron Noon MBE (born January 24, 1936 in Bombay , † October 27, 2015 in London ) was a British businessman of Indian origin and from 2011 until his death a member of the House of Lords for the Labor Party . He was descended from the Rajputs .
Life
Noon founded several food companies in the London district of Southall , referring to the Indian cuisine are specialized. The largest of these companies is Noon Products , founded in 1987 and acquired by the Kerry Group in 2005 . In 2006, he was in the Sunday Times conducted Rich List ranked 888 with an estimated fortune of 65 million pounds sterling out. A possible connection between the award of the title as Baron Noon and party donations and loans to the Labor Party was publicly discussed in the context of the Cash for Honors research. Noon survived the Mumbai attacks in 2008 .
Awards
- In 1996 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to the food industry.
- In 2002 he received the title of Knight Bachelor .
- In 2011 he was named a Life Peer with the title Baron Noon, of St John's Wood in the London Borough of Camden and has since been a member of the UK House of Lords .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Is Key To Business Success: Noon. ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: theasians.co.uk , July 9, 2010, accessed October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Curry King" and one of UK's most inspirational entrepreneurs Lord Gulam Noon dies after battle with cancer. In: londonlovesbusiness.com , October 27, 2015, accessed October 27, 2015.
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 54255, HMSO, London, December 30, 1995, p. 22 ( PDF , accessed September 6, 2012, English).
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 56595, HMSO, London, June 15, 2002, p. 1 ( PDF , accessed on September 6, 2012, English).
- ^ House of Lords Business. In: parliament.uk. January 31, 2011, accessed September 6, 2012 .
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SURNAME | Noon, Gulam, Baron Noon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Noon, Gulam Kaderbhoy, Baron Noon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British businessman, member of the House of Lords |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bombay |
DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2015 |
Place of death | London |