Drew Lewis
American businessman (1931-2016)
British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)
Alan Sugar is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser. He founded the consumer electronics company Amstrad in 1968 and went on to become a billionaire, ranking as the 138th-richest person in the UK in 2021. He has also served as the host and “Boss” for the BBC reality competition series The Apprentice since 2005.
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About the Alan Sugar
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugaris a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser.
Sugar began what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad, in 1968. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for PS125 million. He was also the chairman and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1991 to 2001, selling his remaining stake in the club in 2007 as well, for PS25 million. He is the host and “Boss” for the BBC Television reality competition series The Apprentice, which has been broadcast every year, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, since 2005. He also assumed the role for The Celebrity Apprentice Australia for Australia’s Nine Network in 2021.
Sugar was elevated to the House of Lords in 2009 as a Labour peer and was one of the party’s biggest donors, but left the party in 2015 and subsequently expressed support for the Conservative Party.
According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar became a billionaire in 2015. In 2021, his fortune was estimated at PS1.21bn, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.
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Alan Sugar was born on March 24, 1947.
Alan Sugar founded the consumer electronics company Amstrad in 1968 and was the chairman and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1991 to 2001.
Alan Sugar is the host and ‘Boss’ for the BBC Television reality competition series The Apprentice, which has been broadcast every year since 2005, with the exception of 2020 and 2021.
Alan Sugar was elevated to the House of Lords in 2009 as a Labour peer, but he left the party in 2015 and subsequently expressed support for the Conservative Party.
According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Alan Sugar became a billionaire in 2015, and in 2021, his fortune was estimated at £1.21bn, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.
Alan Sugar is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser.
In 2007, Alan Sugar sold his remaining interest in Amstrad in a deal to BSkyB for £125 million.