Ruben Gnanalingam
Ruben Gnanalingam | |
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Born | Ruben Emir Gnanalingam September 16, 1976 |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Education | Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics London School of Economics and Political Science |
Occupation | CEO Westports Malaysia Co-chairman Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
Board member of | Westports Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia |
Spouse(s) | Shirieene Hajamaideen (m. 2006) |
Parent(s) | G. Gnanalingam Siew Yong Gnanalingam |
Ruben Emir Gnanalingam (born 16 September 1976) is a Malaysian businessman.
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Early life
Gnanalingam was born on 16 September 1976. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics.[1]
Westports
Gnanalingam joined Westports Malaysia in 2005, and was the Executive Director from 2006 to 2010. He then moved into the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a position which, as of 2015, he still holds.[2]
Queens Park Rangers
In 2015, he was named as co-chairman of Queens Park Rangers F.C., alongside Tony Fernandes, a position which he still holds as of 2015.[3][4][5]
Other work
Gnanalingam is as of 2015 a board member at Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia.[6]
Personal life
Gnanalingam is a Malaysian Muslim of Tamil and Chinese descent.[7] His father is G. Gnanalingam, another prominent businessman, and his mother is Siew Yong Gnanalingam. As of 2015, he is married to Shirieene Hajamaideen, who is of Indian-Muslim-Chinese descent.
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- Queens Park Rangers F.C. directors and chairmen
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Malaysian businesspeople
- Tamil businesspeople
- Malaysian people of Tamil descent
- Malaysian Muslims