Name Jojar Dhinsa | ||
Jojar Singh Dhinsa is a British businessman, born in Coventry. At age 29, the magazine of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants mentioned an estimate of £40 million in 2004. Dhinsa is reported to have said that he was told by his sixth form teacher that he would, "Achieve nothing".
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Early life
The youngest of 6 children, Dhinsa was raised by Punjabi parents, Joginder and Gurmej Dhinsa who came to Britain from India in the 1960s. Both of Dhinsa's parents were illiterate, and Dhinsa was dyslexic which contributed to his sixth-form teacher, former Education Secretary Estelle Morris declaring her belief that Dhinsa would be a 'nobody'. Whilst still at school, he set about starting a business using scrap components that he found discarded, and selling them for a profit. By the time he was 16, he had made £500,000 without missing a day of school.
Recognition
Dhinsa was nominated in the businessman category for the Sikh Awards which were held on October 10, 2010. He has also been listed in Debrett's People of Today.
Coventry takeover
In 2004 Dhinsa was included in National news coverage amidst discussions with Coventry City Football Club with a bid to take it over, with backing from Russian oil investors. However, no agreement was reached with the club.
Other coverage
In 2006, Dhinsa was included in a Discovery Channel programme about Europe's wealthiest entrepreneurs.
Charity Work
In June 2006, Dhinsa was a sponsor along with others such as including Prince Charles and Lord Robin Russell of Mark Shand's Elephant Family charity at a fundraising ball. The ball had a 340 strong A-list guest list including Kate Moss and Stephen Fry.
Athlone Group
Founded by Dhinsa in 2000, Athlone Group delivers a multitude of services to support businesses worldwide. The group has a clear vision to combine business success with a positive global impact, and with combined annual sales exceeding $15 Billion, Athlone proudly redirects much of its profits back into humanitarian and charitable projects across the globe.
This has included charity and humanitarian work, such as a 10,000 house development in North Africa.