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Dolar Popat was born in Mumbai, India, on 14 June 1953. He is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of the Popat Group, a diversified business conglomerate. He is also the founder and chairman of the Popat Foundation, a charitable trust that works to improve the lives of the underprivileged. Popat began his career in the early 1970s, working in the family business. He soon ventured out on his own and established the Popat Group in the late 1980s. The group has since grown to become a diversified business conglomerate with interests in real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, and other sectors. Popat is also a philanthropist and has been involved in various charitable activities. He is the founder and chairman of the Popat Foundation, which works to improve the lives of the underprivileged. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Tata Trusts, one of India's largest philanthropic organizations. Popat is married to his wife, Shobha, and they have two children. He is an avid golfer and enjoys playing the game.
| Popular As | Dolar Amarshi Popat |
| Occupation | N/A |
| Age | 70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | 14 June, 1953 |
| Birthday | 14 June |
| Birthplace | Busolwe, Uganda |
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Dolar Popat Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Height | Not Available |
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Who Is Dolar Popat's Wife?
His wife is Lady Sandhya Popat
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Lady Sandhya Popat |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | 3 |
Dolar Popat Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Dolar Popat worth at the age of 70 years old? Dolar Popat’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated Dolar Popat's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
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On 16 July 2019 (Guru Purnima), Popat unveiled his autobiography, A British Subject: How to Make It as an Immigrant in the Best Country in the World.
Popat is an advocate of community cohesion and the importance of reconciling and uniting different cultures under the UK’s central democratic process. Before his elevation to the House of Lords, he was an active supporter of the Conservative Party, acting as a party adviser to help engagement with the British Indian community to the Thatcher and Major governments.
Popar was appointed a Government Whip and Minister of the Crown in January 2013, succeeding Viscount Younger of Leckie. Lord Popat was also appointed a Lord-in-Waiting and made the Government Spokesperson in the House of Lords for the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation and the Department for Transport until May 2015.
In February 2013, Lord Popat accompanied the Prime Minister, David Cameron on the British trade delegation to India. In January 2016, he was appointed as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Rwanda and Uganda.
He was the first Chairman of the Conservative Friends of India, an organisation launched by the then Prime Minister, David Cameron in April 2012. Lord Popat stood down as Chairman for Conservative Friends of India in January 2013, after his appointment as a Government Whip and Lord-in-Waiting. During this time helped to establish a Select Committee, chaired by Lord Cope of Berkeley - examining ways in which the Government can help SMEs to export, and on 6 December he held his first debate in the House of Lords, marking the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of the Ugandan Asians.
He became a Member of the House of Lords in July 2010 and is the first Gujarati to represent the Conservative Party in the upper house. From January 2013 to March 2015 he served as a Minister of the Crown at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Department for Transport. He was Lord-in-Waiting, with the duties of a party whip. He was subsequently appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Rwanda and Uganda in January 2016.
In 2009 Lord Popat was honoured with an award at the Asian Political and Public Life Awards at the House of Commons by the Conservative Party’s then Chairman, Eric Pickles MP, for promoting the Conservative Party in the community. In May, 2010 it was announced that he would be ennobled on the recommendation of David Cameron, for his services to small and medium-sized businesses and to the wider community. He was created a life peer on 10 July 2010 taking the title Baron Popat of Harrow in the London Borough of Harrow, since it was there that his parents lived upon arriving in the UK. On 31 March 2011 he made his maiden speech in the Upper House, contributing to a debate about economic growth.
Popat is a Hindu and follower of the teachings of Morari Bapu; whom he regards as a Guru and mentor in life. He married Sandhya (now The Lady Popat) on 19 July 1980, with whom he has three sons. He speaks four languages including Gujarati, Hindi, and Swahili, and supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Popat immigrated to Britain in 1971 during the expulsion of Asians from Uganda. After practising as an accountant in the late 1970s, Lord Popat specialised in business and corporate finance. He diversified into the healthcare sector in the late 1980s and the hospitality sector in the late 1990s, and secured a master franchise with the Intercontinental Hotels Group for Express by Holiday Inn in the UK.
After completing his studies, Popat held a number of positions, including trainee accountant at Rockware Glass and UDT Finance (Barclays). After practising as an accountant in the 1970s, he specialised in business and corporate finance. Popat diversified into the healthcare sector in the late 1980s and the hospitality sector in the late 1990s, securing a master franchise with the Intercontinental Hotel Group for Express by Holiday Inn in the UK.
Dolar Popat, Baron Popat (born 14 June 1953) is a British accountant, businessman and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.
Popat was born on 14 June 1953 at Busolwe and was brought up in Tororo, Uganda. He arrived in the UK in 1971 at the age of 17, a year before the expulsion of many Indians from Uganda. Popat sponsored himself through night school at Kilburn Polytechnic by taking on jobs including working as a dishwasher, waiter, and grill chef at a Wimpy burger bar on Kilburn High Road. He later qualified as an Affiliate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in 1977.
