The Lord Paul | |
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Born | Swraj Paul 18 February 1931 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Doaba College Jalandhar, Punjab;
Forman Christian College, Lahore; Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Businessman |
Political party | Independent |
Children | 4, including Angad Paul (deceased) |
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC (born 18 February 1931) is an Indian-born British business magnate and philanthropist. In 1996 he was appointed a life peer by Conservative Prime Minister John Major,[1] and sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated peer with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone, in the City of Westminster.[2] In December 2008 he was appointed deputy speaker of the Lords; in October 2009 he was appointed to the Privy Council.[3]