Dheeraj Hinduja Explained

Dheeraj Hinduja
Birth Name:Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja
Birth Place:Iran
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:University College London
Imperial College London
Occupation:Chairman, Ashok Leyland
Spouse:Shalini Chandiramani
Father:Gopichand Hinduja
Children:2

Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja (born August 1971) is a British-Indian businessman, the chairman of Ashok Leyland since October 2010.

Early life

Dheeraj Hinduja was born in Iran[1] in August 1971,[2] the son of Gopichand Hinduja. The Hinduja family is of Sindhi heritage.[3]

He received a bachelor's degree from University College London in 1993, and an MBA from Imperial College London in 1994.[4] [5]

Personal life

He married Shalini Chandiramani, a fellow student at Imperial College, and the daughter of a Morocco-based film distributor, some time before 1996.[6] As of 2005, they had two children, Vedika and Vedant.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Take A Look At Me Now. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 11 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Dheeraj HINDUJA - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 11 June 2016.
  3. News: Most billionaires in India today once resided in Pakistan's Sindh. Daily Times. Waseem. Palijo. 8 January 2019. 7 May 2020. 7 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200507172647/https://dailytimes.com.pk/341601/most-billionaires-in-india-today-once-resided-in-pakistans-sindh/.
  4. Web site: Stocks. Bloomberg.com. 11 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Dheeraj G. Hinduja. Ashokleyland.com\accessdate=11 June 2016.
  6. Web site: This is Dynasty, Indian-style. 12 January 1996. Independent.co.uk. 11 June 2016.