Rumi Verjee

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Rumi Verjee (2013)

Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee CBE (born June 26, 1957 ) is a British lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and member of the House of Lords .

Early years

Rumi Verjee was born in Uganda and grew up in Kenya before coming to the UK. Many members of his family were arrested in 1972 under Idi Amin's regime . He graduated from Downing College , Cambridge with a law degree and was admitted to the Middle Temple bar.

Professional background

At the age of 27, Verjee met entrepreneur Tom Monaghan in the United States and convinced him to sell him the franchise rights for Domino's Pizza in Great Britain. Verjee successfully introduced the chain there; today it has over 20,000 employees. In 1989 he sold his shares in the company and made financial contributions to the expansion of the Royal Brompton Hospital . From 1993 to 1997 he was joint owner of Watford FC with Elton John . In 1995 he acquired the world-famous Thomas Goode porcelain shop in London , which holds two royal awards. His net worth is estimated at around £ 125 million.

The British Olympic Association appointed Rumi as a member of the Advisory Board for the 2012 Olympic Games and for the Paralympic Summer Games in 2012 .

In 2006 Rumi Verjee founded the Rumi Foundation . The foundation supports humanitarian projects in Great Britain, but also in India , East Africa and South America . For this commitment he was awarded the Order of the British Empire .

Political activities

Rumi Verjee is a member of the Liberal Democrats . He supported a program of the party leadership to improve the representation of underrepresented social groups in the party. To fund this task, his company, Brompton Capital , donated £ 770,000 to the party . In December 2012, a Labor MP reported the donation to the Electoral Commission, but it was approved within four weeks.

Because of his political commitment to the Liberal Democrats, Verjee was raised to Life Peer on September 17, 2013 with the title Baron Verjee , of Portobello in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea , and thus a member of the House of Lords.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Starting over on ft.com v. August 24, 2012
  2. ↑ a b A philanthropist's passion for success on asiantimesonline.co.uk v. February 25, 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2011 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.asiantimesonline.co.uk
  3. ↑ About us on dominos.uk.com ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2013 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dominos.uk.com
  4. ↑ a b Rumi Verjee: Thomas Goode & Co aufunltd.org.uk v. 4th May 2013
  5. ↑ rumifoundation.com
  6. ↑ Queen's birthday honors list: DBEs and CBEs on theguardian.com v. June 13, 2009
  7. ↑ Leadership Program on libdemvoice.org v. July 21, 2013
  8. ^ Lib Dem donor Brompton Capital given all clear by the Electoral Commission v. January 28, 2013
  9. ↑ London Gazette, September 19, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Verjee, Rumi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verjee, Rumi, Baron Verjee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Uganda