Swraj Paul, Baron Paul
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The Right Honourable The Lord Paul PC |
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Bust in London Zoo
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Swraj Paul 18 February 1931 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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