Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba

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Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba

Rajinder Paul "Raj" Loomba, Baron Loomba , CBE (born November 13, 1943 in Dhilwan , Punjab , India ) is the founder and CEO of the Rinku Group and a liberal democratic member of the House of Lords .

life and career

Lord Loomba was commanded as one of seven children in Dhilwan, Punjab, India. He went to DAV College in Jallandhar and studied at the University of Iowa . In 1962 his family moved to England. Loomba built his fashion empire from scratch. He started with a booth in Widnes Market , then ran a shop, wholesaler, and finally an import company, Rinku Group Ltd. The company has over 200 branches in the UK, offices in London, Delhi and China and is a supplier to several major retail chains.

He is married to Veena Chaudhry, with whom he has two daughters and a son.

Charitable work

Loomba made a name for himself with his fundraising and campaigning on widowhood in the third world. His mother, Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba, became a widow at the age of 37 and Loomba experienced firsthand the social and economic discrimination against widows in India.

Loomba is a member of the Rotary Club in London , the Institute of Directors and Freeman of the City of London . He chairs the Friends of the Three Faiths Forum , is the patron of Children In Need India and a founding member of the World Punjabi Organization . He is Vice President of Barnardo’s and the Metropolitan Police 's charity, the Safer London Foundation . In 1997 he was awarded the title of Asian of the Year UK .

In memory of his mother, he founded the charity The Loomba Foundation , which aims to raise awareness of widowhood and improve the education of their children in India and other third world countries. The flagship of the organization is International Widows' Day on June 23, the anniversary of his mother's widowhood. He was recognized by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

In recognition of his charitable work, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Prince Charles at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace .

House of Lords

In January 2011 Loomba was promoted to life peer as Baron Loomba . Since January 13, 2011 he has been sitting for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. He was inducted into the House of Lords on January 17, 2011, with the assistance of McNally and Dholakia . On January 21, 2011, he gave his first speech. His peerage sparked controversy when it became known that one of the three members of the nomination committee had been paid for six flights by the Loomba Trust.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/l/23154/Rajinder%20Paul%20%28Raj%29%20Loomba+LOOMBA.aspx
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  4. ↑ http://www.theloombafoundation.org/index.php?q=about/inspiration
  5. ↑ http://globalpf.org/strategic-advisors.html?show=25
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  7. ↑ Information from the House of Lords
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  9. ↑ http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/65/189
  10. ↑ http://www.india-server.com/news/nri-entrepreneur-raj-loomba-receives-cbe-5111.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.india-server.com  
  11. ↑ London Gazette . No. 59672, HMSO, London, 17 January 2011, p. 80 ( PDF , English).
  12. ^ Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes takes Lords seat . In: BBC News , Jan. 13, 2011. 
  13. ↑ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2011-01-17b.1.0
  14. ↑ http://www.libdemvoice.org/lord-raj-loombas-maiden-speech-22840.html
  15. ↑ Abul Taher: Lib Dem in row over peerage for his friend . In: Daily Mail , November 28, 2010. 

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personal data
SURNAME Loomba, Raj, Baron Loomba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Loomba, Rajinder Paul, Baron Loomba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British founder and CEO of the Rinku Group and Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Dhilwan , Punjab, India