Sudhir Choudhrie
| Sudhir Choudhrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1949 (age 67) |
| Residence | London, England |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian / British |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Net worth | US$2 billion (2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Anita |
| Children | Bhanu and Dhairya |
| Relatives | B. K. Kapur (uncle) |
Sudhir Choudhrie (born September 1949) is an Indian-born and London-based businessman with interests in healthcare, aviation, hospitality, and the arms trade.
Sudhir Choudhrie was born in September 1949, and raised in Delhi by his mother, after his father’s early death. Choudhrie has described his mother as his "role model" in life.
He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Delhi.
His uncle B. K. Kapur was the chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company, from at least as early as 1982, until 2013.
After completing his education, Choudhrie chose not to join his grandfather's Delhi real estate business, and began his own business career buying TV equipment from the UK to sell on to the Indian government to develop the country's growing television network in the 1960s and 70s. His business developed as an exporter of consumer goods including farm machinery, initially particularly focused on the Soviet Union, then India’s largest trading partner.
Choudhrie founded the Magnum International Trading Company Ltd in 1975, where he focused on export markets.
Choudhrie has served as vice chairman of Alpha G:Corp, a mall development group. He was a director of the chartered airline companies Deccan Aviation Ltd (2007–08) and Kingfisher Airlines (2008-). Choudhrie was a non-executive director of Ebookers, a travel website, from 1999 to 2005.
From 1993 to 2004, Choudhrie served as Latvia's Honorary Consul General to India.
In 2013, Theresa May awarded him the "Asian Business Lifetime Achievement Year Award 2013".
Choudhrie is a long term backer of the UK Liberal Democrats and has supported the party financially since 2004, making over £1.5million in donations (personal and company).
In 2015 Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron appointed Choudhrie as his adviser on India, a role involving helping the party develop its relationship with the British-Indian community and providing advice on Britain's foreign and business relationships with India.
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