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The Hinduja Brothers are the sons of the Parmanand Deep Chand Hinduja and leaders of the multinational conglomerate, the Hinduja Group. The group is led by the “fab four” of the Hinduja Group that is late Srichand Hinduja, Gopichand Hinduja, Prakash Hinduja, and Ashok Hinduja.
The conglomerate has a presence in different sectors including healthcare, automative, banking, finance, media and entertainment, and infrastructure. In 2023, after Srichand Hinduja’s death, Gopichand Hinduja became the chairman of the Hinduja Group. Prakash Hinduja is a Swiss businessman who is handling the European operations of the Hinduja Group. Ashok Hinduja, chairman of the Hinduja Group (India), operates in different sector such as automative, media, and healthcare.
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The Hinduja Family is the richest family in the UK. The family has been for a number of years, as it received first place in the Sunday Times Rich List several times (in the 2025 issue). The fortune of the family, which is estimated on the 2025 Rich List at £35.3 billion, puts them number one on the general UK ranking. They are indirectly the wealthiest Indian-origin persons/family living in the United Kingdom. They have a fortune of the diversified Hinduja Group conglomerate which is of great size, and which holds a significant proportion in the banking, automotive, oil, and real estate industries around the world. They lead in the UK wealth indexes representing the tremendous size of the business empire that the Hinduja brothers have created.
Hinduja brothers have received such quality prizes in great numbers because they contribute towards global business, industry, and philanthropy. Surprisingly, in the year 2006, this was awarded Padma Bhushan to one of their representatives, Gopichand P. Hinduja, and it is considered as one of the most significant civilian honors of the Republic of India. A Lifetime Achievement Award has been given to the Hinduja brothers at the House of Lords in United Kingdom. Their business organizations are not an exemption with employees like Ashok Leyland receiving the Deming Prize for manufacturing excellence. Many of the accolades reflect the accolades to their reputation as large industrialists, their input as a live connection between India and UK relationships, and other charitable activities by the Hinduja Foundation in other areas like healthcare and education.
The Hinduja Family runs multiple conglomerates in the world, the Hinduja Group. The Group has diversified into different sectors such as automobile, oil and gas, banking, finance, IT and many more. The family is led by the Hinduja Brothers, late Srichand Hinduja, Gopichand Hinduja, Prakash Hinduja, and Ashok Hinduja. Srichand Hinduja (28 November 1935- 17 May 2023) was an Indian-born British businessman.
He was the primary shareholder of the Hinduja Group. Gopichand Hinduja, born on 29 January 1940, is also an Indian British businessman who controls the Indian Conglomerate. Prakash Hinduja, born in June 1945, is an Indian born Swiss businessman who chairs the Hinduja Group in Europe. The Hinduja family is known as one of the wealthiest families in the world. The family started a trading business and grew through significant acquisitions. The wealth was generated over a year through diversifying in different sectors such as Ashok Leyland, Gulf Oil, and developing banking and IT sectors.
The Hinduja Brothers are the Indian born second generation leaders of the Hinduja Group, a global conglomerate. The four brothers late Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok Hinduja are known as “fab four” in the business world. The Hinduja Family has successfully established a legacy in business and philanthropy with their conglomerate interests spanning across finance, technology, media and healthcare, etc. Apart from their businesses, Hindujas also have various residences across the world including Carlton House Terrace in London, UK, located near Buckingham Palace. Apart from this they also have a family residence in village Cologny on Lake Geneva, Switzerland and other nations such as the Middle East, India etc.
The Hinduja Family and Group
The Hinduja Group was founded in 1914 by late Sri Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja in a small Sindh province of undivided India. The group began as a small trading company in Mumbai and established its first global headquarters in Tehran. The group has later expanded into diverse sectors including automobiles (Ashok Leyland), oil and lubricants (Gulf oil), information technology (Hinduja Global Solution) and many more. Beginning in 1919, the Group expanded internationally, reaching 38 nations, including Switzerland.
Hinduja Brothers’ Swiss Entities
The main entity that the brothers have established in Switzerland is Hinduja Bank Switzerland Ltd. that was established in 1994, offering private banking and wealth management. The bank has its headquarters in Geneva and has a well-established network across Switzerland in cities like Zurich and Lugano. Apart from Switzerland it has its presence in various nations including London, Dubai, New York, Paris, and India.
Which Hinduja Brothers’ Family is Living in Switzerland?
After completing his education, Prakash Hinduja, the Chairman of Hinduja Group Europe, joined the family business in Tehran. He later moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he assumed responsibility for the Group's European activities. Thereafter in 2008, he shifted to Monaco with his wife Kamal Hinduja. Ajay Hinduja, son of Prakash and Kamal Hinduja still resides in Geneva, Switzerland with his wife Namrata Hinduja.