Britain’s "Curry King" Lord Gulam Noon passes away

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✸ Lord Gulam Noon, one of Britain's most prominent Indian-origin peers and "curry king" of the UK,

passed away. He was at the age of 79. He had been battling with liver cancer for the past two years. He had briefly recovered following chemotherapy but his health deteriorated over the last six months.

✸ Lord Gulam Noon was a British businessman originally from Mumbai, India. Gulam Noon, through his entrepreneurial ventures set up the iconic Noon Products, which went on to manufacture over 500 different chilled and frozen ready meals from factories at Southall in south-west London giving the country a taste for mildly spiced Indian food.

Facts about Lord Gulam Noon :-

✸ Noon was born in 1936, into a Muslim family which operated a sweet shop in Bombay. His father died when he was 7, and a relative ran the business until Noon took over its management at the age of 17. He renamed the shop "Royal Sweets", and expanded its clientele and size until it was capable of exporting internationally.

✸ In 1964, Noon travelled to Britain and emigrated permanently in 1972. He established a sweet shop in Southall, producing such products as Bombay mix.

✸ Noon founded and operated a number of food product companies in Southall, London, specialising in Indian cuisine. His main business was Noon Products which he established in September 1987, manufacturing chilled and frozen Indian and Thai ready meals, predominantly for UK supermarkets.

✸ Noon was a long-time supporter and donor of the Labour Party of UK. He had served as Chancellor of the University of East London in 2013.

Awards and Honours:

✸ Noon was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1996 New Year Honours.

✸ He was made a life peer in 2011 and was introduced in the House of Lords on 31 January 2011 where he sat on the Labour benches.