| KP Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 November 1931 Bulandshahar, United Provinces now Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Alma mater | Meerut College |
| Occupation | Chairman and CEO of DLF Universal |
| Net worth | $ 7.3 billion (2011)[1] |
| Children | Rajiv [1], Pia [2] and 1 more |
| Website | |
| www.DLF.in | |
Kushal Pal Singh or K.P. Singh (Hindi:कुशल पाल सिंह ; born 15 November 1931) is a real estate mogul and the chairman and CEO of DLF Limited, India's largest real estate developer.[2] It has an estimated land bank of 10,255 acres (42 km2) with about 3,000 acres (12 km²) being in Gurgaon called DLF City.
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Born on November 15, 1931 in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh in a Jat family(Tewathia Gotra), K.P. Singh, established India's largest real estate company. DLF has now become the world's largest real estate company in terms of revenues, earnings, market capitalisation and developable area.
A graduate in science from Meerut College, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. K.P. Singh pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK, being subsequently selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services Selection Board, UK. He was commissioned into the renowned cavalry regiment of ‘The Deccan Horse’ of the Indian Army. In 1960, he joined American Universal Electric Company and soon after its merger with DLF Universal Limited in 1979, he took over as the Managing Director of this new company. [3]
Present positions:
• Chairman of the Board, DLF Limited.
• Chairman and Director of 31 different private companies engaged in various sectors of the economy.
• MeCommerce & Industry (FICCI).
• Member of Delhi Vision Group to overview the Master Plan of Delhi 2021.
• Honorary Consul General, Principality of Monaco.
Positions held:
• President of the apex industry chamber of the country, Associated Chamber of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
• President of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Director of Central Board, Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
KP Singh made Gurgaon a world-famous outsourcing destination within 10 years, because of his world-class earthquake-proof office buildings, apartments, shopping malls and leisure facilities (including the DLF GaMY Player designed Golf Course). [4]
Gurgaon is renowned for its large number of call centers and shopping malls.
In 2008 he was briefly the world's richest real estate tycoon. [5]