Param Singh (entrepreneur)

Param Singh MBE (Punjabi: ਪਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ) (born in London, England) is a British business and technology executive, philanthropist and reality television personality [1] and has worked for various companies including the Ford Motor Company, Rolls-Royce, Sainsbury's and Accenture.[2] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Years Honours [3]

Param Singh

MBE MEng Esq.
ਪਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ
Born
London
NationalityBritish
EducationMechanical Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
Occupation
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Providing technology and business expertise to organisations in the private, public and charity sectors.
TelevisionThe Ranganation, 4thought.tv, Take Me Out (British game show)
Political partyConservative Party (UK)
RelativesSardar Professor Sunder Singh BEng (Hons) CEng (grandfather), H'ble Shri Surinderjeet Singh Ahluwalia (maternal uncle)
AwardsAwarded 'Man of the Year' (2019), Awarded 'Inspirational Individual' (2018), Finalist 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' (2017), Finalist Asian Achievers Awards (2012)
HonoursMember of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire MBE (2019)

Career
Left to Right: The Lord Crathorne KCVO, Param Singh MBE, Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, The Rt Hon. the Lord Dholakia OBE DL

Singh has worked with Internet startup companies since 2011 [4] after launching an online 'find a lawyer' website similar to trip advisor [5]

He is a founding member and spokesperson for City Sikhs which is a charity representing the interests of British Sikh professionals.[6]

During the 2015 general election Singh was one of 5000 professionals supporting David Cameron and the Conservative economic policy.[7]

Param Singh speaking at an event. Background: Sunny and Shay Grewal.

In 2018 he was part of a delegation of city professionals attending 10 Downing Street to promote a mentoring project spearheaded by Lord Gadhia.[8]

He followed in his grandfather's footsteps by studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.[9]

In 2019, Singh was featured in a six part BBC 2 British comedy show called The Ranganation as one of 25 people representing modern Britain. The show was hosted by Romesh Ranganathan with guests sharing their humorous experiences in life.[10][11]

Awards and recognition
Param Singh and Paddy McGuinness filming for ITV

Personal life

In 2019 he was barred from entering venues in Vienna whilst on holiday with his Asian friends due to a suspected case of racial discrimination.[18]

In 2013 he became the first Sikh to appear on the dating show Take Me Out [19][20][21] In 2018 he appeared in a 10th anniversary Take Me Out special.[22]

Family

Singh's grandfather Professor Sunder Singh was the first Sikh to graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1932. Professor Singh established a number of Engineering institutions in Lahore, Punjab and Gujarat including Lukhdhirji Engineering College on the request of H.H. Maharaja Shri Sir Lukhdhirji Waghji Sahib of Morvi in 1951.[23]

Views

Singh appears in the media to talk about the experience of British Asians in dating, diversity and interfaith related matters.[24][25] He is also an advocate for healthy lifestyles, yoga, qigong, veganism and entrepreneurship and has worked with 3HO founded by Harbhajan Singh Khalsa [26] and Initiatives of change.

See also

References
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  2. "Param Singh City Sikhs". Sikh Entrepreneur. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "Proud moment for Ealing community worker". Asian Image. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  5. "Mr Lawyer enters the online 'find a solicitor' fray". Legal Futures. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. "Sikhs and Hindus to gather for biggest City Hustings event in the UK". London Live. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. "The 5,000 small business owners supporting David Cameron and the Conservatives". 27 April 2015. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. "No.10 Downing Street Speech (27.9.18) – Pranav Bhanot". Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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  11. P (9 June 2019), Ranganation Contestant Wheeler Dealer talks about Meeting the Queen with Romesh Ranganathan, retrieved 10 June 2019
  12. "7ਵੇਂ ਬਿ੍ਟਿਸ਼ ਇੰਡੀਅਨ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ ਸਮਾਰੋਹ ਮੌਕੇ 32 ਜੇਤੂਆਂ 'ਚੋਂ 17 ਲੰਡਨ ਤੋਂ". ਅਜੀਤ: ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ-ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. Param Singh of City Sikhs is The Indian Of The Year, retrieved 7 August 2019
  14. "Param Singh, City Sikhs Founder and Deputy Chair, Received MBE from Queen". PTC Punjabi News. 12 March 2019.
  15. "ਪਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਾ 'ਲੰਡਨ ਧਰਮ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ 2018' ਨਾਲ ਸਨਮਾਨ". Ajit Jalandhar. 18 December 2018.
  16. "Finalists in The London Asian Business Awards 2017 presented by Greenleaf Events Management & Catering are announced". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  17. Joshi, Poonam (23 August 2012). "Exceptional Asians to be feted at 12th Asian Achievers Awards". UKAsian. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  18. Heute, www heuta at. "Rassismus-Vorwürfe gegen drei Wiener Clubs". Heute.at (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  19. Mandeep Digpal (5 January 2013), Param Singh on Take Me Out, retrieved 2 April 2019
  20. "Is your faith holding you back? Interview with Param Singh". 4 Thought TV. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
  21. "BBC Asian Network - Nihal, Turban Param Take Me Out". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  22. "Take Me Out Singh @paramproperty via @KhalSir #Singh #Sikh". www.lookasingh.com. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  23. Sikhs, City. "Param Singh, City Sikhs Founder, receives MBE in the New Year's Honours 2019 | City Sikhs". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  24. livewithharjap (8 October 2017), Live With Harjap - Param Singh (Part 3), retrieved 2 April 2019
  25. Miller, Elhanan. "Muslims find a 'shtender' at UK Jewish study confab". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  26. "3HO Europe: Param Singh | UK". www.3ho-kundalini-yoga.eu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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