Jasminder Singh

Jasminder Singh was born in April 1951, in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in an Indian family. He is the son of Bal Mohinder Singh, and they moved to the UK from Kenya in 1973, and first ran a post office together. ==Career==

Singh first worked as an accountant. He then began working in the hotel industry for his uncle. Eventually, he was able to buy out his uncle. Through Edwardian Hotels, of which he is the chairman and CEO, Singh owns or co-owns 12 luxury hotels in central London, under the Radisson Blu Edwardian brand, and the 404-room May Fair Hotel. ==Personal life==

Singh is married to Amrit Singh, an interior decorator, and they live in Tetworth Hall, a large country house near Ascot, and London. All three families had lived together at Tetworth Hall, until Herinder fell out with Jasminder and left. His son Inderneel Singh, is managing director, of London's May Fair Hotel. ==Honours==

In 2007, Singh was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the hotel industry. ==References==