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Gopichand P. Hinduja, Hinduja Group Chairman, Dies at 85 in London

He was credited with transforming the family conglomerate through landmark acquisitions that reshaped its global footprint.

Overview

  • He died in a London hospital after several weeks of illness, according to reports and a family spokesperson.
  • He became chairman in 2023 after elder brother Srichand’s death, and his passing refocuses attention on the family’s shared-ownership pact.
  • The Hinduja family topped the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated £35.3 billion fortune.
  • He led defining deals such as Gulf Oil in 1984 and Ashok Leyland in 1987, and pushed expansion into power, finance and infrastructure.
  • The group employs about 200,000 people worldwide and recently signed a reported investment MoU with Andhra Pradesh; he is survived by his wife Sunita and children Sanjay, Dheeraj and Rita.