Rumi Verjee

Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee CBE ( born June 26, 1957) is a British lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and member of the House of Lords.

Early years

Rumi Verjee was born in Uganda and grew up in Kenya before coming to Britain. Many members of his family were arrested in 1972 under the regime of Idi Amin. He attended Downing College, Cambridge, and made into law degree and was admitted to the bar in the Middle Temple.

Professional career

At the age of 27 years Verjee learned in the United States entrepreneur Tom Monaghan and convinced these to sell him the franchise rights for Domino 's Pizza in the UK. Verjee led the chain successfully there; today it has more than 20,000 employees. In 1989 he sold his shares in the company and committed financially to the development of the Royal Brompton Hospital. From 1993 to 1997 he was, together with Elton John co-owner of Watford FC. In 1995 he acquired the world-famous porcelain shop Thomas Goode in London, which brings together two royal Awards. His fortune is estimated at around 125 million pounds.

The British Olympic Association appointed Rumi as a member of the Advisory Board for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics for the summer of 2012.

2006 reasons Rumi Verjee the Rumi Foundation. The Foundation supports humanitarian projects in the UK, but also in India, East Africa and South America. For this commitment, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

Political Activities

Rumi Verjee is a member of the Liberal Democrats. He supported a program of the party leadership for improved representation of under-represented social groups in the party. To finance this task, his company Brompton Capital donated 770,000 pounds of the party. In December 2012, a parliament member of the Labour Party showed the Electoral Commission this donation, but she was declared within four weeks admissible.

Because of his political commitment to the Liberal Democrats Verjee was posted on September 17, 2013 to life peer with the title Baron Verjee, of Portobello in the Royal of Kensington and Chelsea charged, and thus a member of the House of Lords.