Swraj Paul, Baron Paul
The Lord Paul | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Born | Swraj Paul 18 February 1931 Jullundur, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 21 August 2025 (aged 94) London, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| Political party | Labour (1996–2010) |
| Children | 4, including Angad |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 9 October 1996 – 21 August 2025 | |
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC (18 February 1931 – 21 August 2025) was an Indian-born British business magnate and philanthropist. In 1996 he was appointed a Labour life peer under Conservative prime minister John Major, and sat in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated peer with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone, in the City of Westminster. In December 2008 he was appointed deputy speaker of the Lords; in October 2009 he was appointed to the Privy Council.