Lord Gulam Noon, Indian origin peer and curry king of UK dies
Q. Which Indian origin peer in UK recently passed away on 27th October 2015?- Published on 28 Oct 15a. Lord Swraj Paul
b. Lord Gulam Noon
c. Lord Meghnad Desai
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Lord Gulam Noon
Lord Gulam Noon, one of UK’s most well known Indian origin peers and curry king of the UK has died at the age of 79 on 27th October 2015. Mumbai-origin Lord Noon founded the 200-million pound Noon Products business which is credited with Britain developing a taste for curry and chicken tikka masala. He succumbed to liver cancer and was known as the first Curry King in the UK. Lord Noon was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by the Opposition in February this year.
