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Lord Paul

The Right Honourable
The Lord Paul
PC
London Zoo - Animal Adventure - Bust of Swraj Paul - The Lord Paul of Marylebone.jpg
Bust in London Zoo
Born Swraj Paul
(1931-02-18) 18 February 1931 (age 86)
Jalandhar, Punjab
Nationality Indian British
Citizenship United Kingdom
Alma mater Forman Christian College, Lahore; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation Businessman
Net worth £2 billion
Political party Labour
Children Angad Paul
Parent(s) Pyare Lal and Mongvati

Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC (born 18 February 1931) is an Indian-born, British-based business magnate and philanthropist. In 1996 he was appointed a life peer by Conservative Prime Minister John Major, and sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone, in the City of Westminster. In December 2008 he was appointed deputy speaker of the Lords; in October 2009 he was appointed to the Privy Council.

According to his official biography, Swraj Paul was born in Jalandhar, Punjab in 1931. His father Pyare Lal ran a small foundry, making steel buckets and farming equipment. His mother's name was Mongvati. His home was located at Tanda Road Jalandhar, Punjab where now Apeejay School is located. Swaraj Paul completed his high school education at Labbu Ram Doaba School, Jalandhar, Punjab. Paul was educated at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Doaba College Jalandhar, Punjab and later obtained BSc, MSc and MechE degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.


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