"Gopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain's richest family, has died aged 85. Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, a spokesperson said. The low-profile Hinduja family topped the Sunday Times Rich List this year with a collective net worth of 35.3bn, thanks to their sprawling business interests across banking, oil, real estate and entertainment. Gopichand Hinduja, nicknamed GP, co-chaired the family business with his older brother Srichand, who died in 2023."
"The brothers moved to London from India in the 1970s, where they continued to build the Hinduja Group. It now employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. The family empire expanded via a series of big acquisitions including the 1987 purchase of the Ashok Leyland group, which included parts of the defunct British automotive business British Leyland. The group also bought Gulf Oil from the US oil company Chevron in the 1980s."
Gopichand Hinduja, 85, died in London after a long illness. The Hinduja family topped the Sunday Times Rich List with a collective net worth of 35.3bn. Gopichand co-chaired the Hinduja Group with his brother Srichand, who died in 2023. The brothers moved to London from India in the 1970s and built a conglomerate that employs over 150,000 people worldwide. The empire grew through major acquisitions, including the 1987 purchase of the Ashok Leyland group. Gopichand was linked to a 2001 controversy after writing to minister Peter Mandelson about a UK passport for his brother Prakash and a 1m donation to the Millennium Dome.
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