The Hinduja family is a Indian billionaire family with connections in India, Iran, and the UK. They started from humble beginnings in Sindh and grew to be well-known around the world in different industries. The Hinduja Group, which they own, is involved in many areas like trucks, lubricants, banking, and cable TV. Their father, Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, founded the company in 1914. That same year, he moved his banking and trading business to Bombay (now Mumbai) and set up an office in Iran by 1919.
About Hinduja Brothers/ Key Members Of Hinduja Family
Srichand P Hinduja, also known as SP, became the leader in November 1935. Following the death of his older brother Srichand Hinduja in May 2023, Gopichand Hinduja, the second eldest sibling, stepped into the role of chairman.
The three siblings are British citizens living in different places: Gopichand is in London, Prakash is in Monaco, and Ashok is in Mumbai.
Srichand P Hinduja
Srichand P. Hinduja, known as 'SP,' was the eldest son of P. D. Hinduja, the Founder of the Hinduja Group, and led the Hinduja Family. With his vision and guidance, SP, along with his brothers Gopichand, Prakash, and Ashok Hinduja, developed strategies for the diversification and growth of the Hinduja Group.
He was the one who envisioned IndusInd Bank, the first of India’s new-generation private banks, and, with the collective support of the NRI community for India’s economic and social development, helped establish the Bank.
Gopichand P Hinduja
Gopichand P. Hinduja, affectionately referred to as 'GP' in business circles, serves as the Chairman of the Hinduja Group and Hinduja Automotive Ltd in the UK. He began his journey in the family business in Mumbai in 1959. GP is the visionary behind the Group's ventures into the Power and Infrastructure sectors, leading efforts to develop a multi-GW energy generation capacity in India.
He is married to Sunita Hinduja and resides at Carlton House Terrace. The couple has three children: two sons, Sanjay Hinduja and Dheeraj Hinduja, and a daughter, Rita Hinduja. Gopichand became a British citizen in 1997 and has been consistently recognized as one of the wealthiest individuals in the UK and Asia since the 1990s.
Prakash P Hinduja
Prakash P. Hinduja (79) is the Chairman of the Hinduja Group in Europe and has been residing in Monaco since 2008. After completing his university studies, he joined the family business in Tehran, Iran, before relocating to Geneva, Switzerland, where he took over the Group's European operations. In 2008, he moved to Monaco.
Prakash is married to Kamal and has two sons, Ajay and Ramkrishan, along with a daughter, Renuka. He shares a spacious home in Switzerland overlooking Lake Geneva with his wife Kamal Hinduja, their son Ajay, and daughter-in-law Namrata Hinduja.
Ashok P. Hinduja
Ashok P. Hinduja is the youngest son of P. D. Hinduja, Founder of Hinduja Group and Hinduja Foundation.As Chairman of Hinduja Group of Companies (India), AP has been driving the Group's growth and diversification since it re-entered India in the mid-eighties.
AP serves as the Chairman of IIHL (Mauritius), the parent promoting company of IndusInd Bank- one of India's best-performing midsized banks. Additionally, he is the Chairman of Nxt Digital Ltd, the media and entertainment vertical of Hinduja Group, and Executive Chairman of Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited, the company that runs a 1040 MW thermal power plant. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of Hinduja Global Solutions- one of the leading BPO Companies with a global footprint.
AP is married to Harsha and has two daughters, Ambika and Satya, and one son, Shom.
