Gopichand P. Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group and one of Britain’s richest businessmen, passed away in London on Tuesday at the age of 85, according to a PTI report.

A key figure in the second generation of the Hinduja family, Gopichand—fondly known as “GP” in business circles—took over as Chairman after the death of his elder brother, Srichand Hinduja, in May 2023.

He is survived by his wife Sunita, sons Sanjay and Dheeraj, and daughter Rita. Earlier this year, The Sunday Times Rich List once again named the Hinduja family as the wealthiest in the United Kingdom.

Gopichand began his career in 1959 with the family business in Mumbai. Over the decades, he played a vital role in turning the Hinduja Group from a small Indo-Middle East trading company into a vast global conglomerate

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