Leading British industrialist Lord Swraj Paul handed away in London on Thursday (August 21, 2025) night, household sources stated. He was 94.
Lord Paul, founding father of U.Ok.-based Caparo Group of industries, had been taken sick and hospitalised not too long ago, the place he handed away surrounded by members of his household.
The House of Lords peer was born in Jalandhar and relocated to the U.Ok. in the Nineteen Sixties in pursuit of remedy for his little daughter Ambika’s most cancers.
After she handed away aged 4 years previous, he arrange the Ambika Paul Foundation as a charitable belief that went on to donate thousands and thousands to advertise the wellbeing of youngsters and younger individuals everywhere in the world by means of training and well being initiatives.
“The London Zoo is where she was always the happiest,” recalled Lord Paul final month, in the course of the annual commemoration he hosted on the Ambika Paul Children’s Zoo in London, one of many main beneficiaries of the inspiration.
After he misplaced his son Angad Paul in 2015 and his spouse Aruna in 2022, he went on to undertake comparable philanthropic endeavours in their reminiscence.
“This hall is a tribute to my wonderful wife whom I miss very much; we never had an argument during our 65 years of marriage,” stated Lord Paul, when he inaugurated the Lady Aruna Swraj Paul Hall on the historic Indian Gymkhana Club in London in February 2023.
A daily in the annual ‘Sunday Times Rich List’, this yr he was ranked 81st with an estimated wealth of £2 billion, largely derived from the metal and engineering multinational Caparo Group.
Headquartered in London, Caparo operates internationally from over 40 websites, with operations based mostly in the UK, North America, India, and the Middle East. His son, Akash Paul, is Chairman of Caparo India and Director of the Caparo Group.
Last yr, in his capability because the Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton, Lord Paul awarded an honorary doctorate to Akash Paul for companies to enterprise administration.
“Perhaps, I am the only graduate to get a degree from his own father, independently approved by the University Board, of course, I may add,” stated Akash Paul, who was accompanied by spouse Nisha and son Arush on the ceremony held on the London Zoo.
“My son has worked alongside me at Caparo since 1982. Akash was appointed CEO of Caparo Group in 1992. During this time, he furthered Caparo’s growth strategy in UK, Europe, USA and India, as well as expanding capacity and increasing profitability of the companies in the United Kingdom and was president, Caparo Automotive Espana, Spain and Executive Board, Bull Moose Tube, USA,” stated Lord Paul, who had served as Chancellor of Wolverhampton University for over 26 years.
An lively member of the Indian diaspora in the U.Ok., Swraj Paul maintained his every day routine of attending the House of Lords regardless of his frailty in latest months.
“We pray for the departed soul. May the noble Lord rest in peace,” stated Lord Rami Ranger, his colleague in the Upper House of Parliament.
