| Ruben Gnanalingam | |
| Birth Name: | Ruben Emir Gnanalingam |
| Birth Date: | 1976 9, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Malaysian |
| Occupation: | CEO Westports Malaysia Co-chairman Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
| Boards: | Westports Malaysia |
| Parents: | G. Gnanalingam Siew Yong Gnanalingam |
| Education: | Victoria Institution |
| Alma Mater: | London School of Economics |
Ruben Emir Gnanalingam (born 16 September 1976) is a Malaysian businessman.
Gnanalingam was born on 16 September 1976. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics.[1]
Gnanalingam joined Westports Malaysia in 2005, and was the Executive Director from 2006 to 2010. He then moved into the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a position which, as of 2015, he still holds.[2]
In 2015, he was named as co-chairman of Queens Park Rangers F.C., alongside Tony Fernandes. [3] [4] On 15 August 2018, he and Tony Fernandes stepped down from co-chairmen to enable Amit Bhatia to take their spaces and become chairman.
Gnanalingam is as of 2015 a board member at Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia.[5]
Gnanalingam is a Malaysian of Sri Lankan Tamils and Chinese descent.[6] His father is G. Gnanalingam, another prominent businessman, and his mother is Siew Yong Gnanalingam. As of 2015, he is married to Shirieene Hajamaideen.