Dinesh Dhamija

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dinesh Dhamija
Occupation	Member Of The European Parliament
Date Of Birth	Mar 28, 1950(1950-03-28)
Age	74
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Aries

Dinesh Dhamija Biography

Dinesh Dhamija is one of the most popular and richest Member Of The European Parliament who was born on March 28, 1950 in Australia, Australia.

He began his professional career working for IBM, but soon left to begin his own business. In 1980, Dinesh and his wife Tani started selling travel tickets from a kiosk at Earl’s Court tube station in London. By 1983, the business venture had developed into Flightbookers, a travel agency with three established premises. The firm grew rapidly and, in 1987, was appointed General Sales Agent for Royal Nepal Airlines in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Over the next decade, the company became known across Europe and established offices in 12 countries.

In 1996 Dhamija was introduced to the relatively new idea of the Internet. Realising the potential, he began to raise funds for the development of an interactive branch of Flightbookers. In 1999 Ebookers became the first interactive online travel agency in the United Kingdom. Within a few years, the firm had established itself as one of Europe’s leading travel agencies. In 2005, Dhamija sold Ebookers for £209m. He is now one of the wealthiest Asian residents in the UK, with an estimated worth of £100m as of 2004.

Dinesh Dhamija Net Worth

Dinesh Dhamija is one of the richest Member Of The European Parliament from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dinesh Dhamija 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dinesh Dhamija (born 1950) is a British Indian business entrepreneur and politician. He is best known as the founder of online travel agency Ebookers. He was Member of the European Parliament for the London region serving for the Liberal Democrats. He was elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 elections and held the role until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.

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Facts & Trivia

Doppies Ranked on the list of most popular Member Of The European Parliament. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Dinesh Dhamija celebrates birthday on March 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Dinesh Dhamija

1. Dinesh Dhamija was born in Australia in 1950 and was the son of an Indian diplomat.
2. He was educated at Mayo College, Kings School, Canterbury and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
3. In 1980, he and his wife Tani started selling travel tickets from a kiosk at Earl’s Court tube station in London.
4. In 1996, he introduced the internet and began to raise funds for the development of an interactive branch of Flightbookers.
5. In 1999, Ebookers became the first interactive online travel agency in the United Kingdom.
6. In 2005, Dhamija sold Ebookers for £209m.
7. Dhamija was awarded the 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Management Today magazine.
8. He joined the Liberal Democrats in 2014 and was the party’s Deputy Treasurer in 2016.
9. In 2018, he applied to be the party’s candidate for the 2020 London Mayoral election but lost out to Siobhan Benita.
10. He was elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 elections until the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
11. He was the founder and chairman of the Copper Beech Group which was involved in residential property development in Romania and education infrastructure in India.
12. He is currently a member of the think tank, Bridge India.
13. He has an estimated worth of £100m as of 2004.
14. Dhamija took unsuccessful legal action in the High Court against his party to take the top list position in the EU elections.
15. He wrote a blog article for Bridge India on the Asia Pacific Trade Deal in April 2023.