KP SINGH

Kushal Pal Singh(KP Singh)

Early Life and Career

K.P. Singh was born on 15 November 1931 in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh in a Jat family. His father Ch. Mukhtar Singh was a lawyer in Bulandshahr .After graduating in science from Meerut College, Uttar Pradesh, he pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK and was selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services Selection Board, UK. 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. He later went on and made DLF India's largest real estate company, which has now become the world's largest real estate company in terms of revenues, earnings, market and developable area.

Personal life
K.P. Singh is married to Indira Singh and has one son and two daughters. All of K.P. Singh's family members, including grand-children, are now involved with running the family business. K.P. Singh's son is Vice Chairman of the DLF group. Rajiv's wife has been an 'advisor' to DLF Commercial Developers Ltd since November 2002. She was also appointed 'Advisor' to DLF Universal Ltd. with effect from 1 June 2011. Rajiv and Kavita have two daughters. K.P. Singh's elder daughter Renuka is married to G.S. Talwar, a nonexecutive director at DLF Ltd. Their son, Rahul, has joined DLF India Ltd as a "senior management trainee." K.P. Singh's younger daughter Pia Singh is herself a whole-time director with DLF.

DLF IT Tech Park (IBM Kolkata)

DLF IBM Kolkata (Tech Park)

COMPANY PROFILE
* Under Singh's leadership, DLF built and developed DLF city, on the 3000 acre land purchased in Gurgaon. It was instrumental in bringing huge brand names to the nation, GE and Nestle, to name a few. DLF Cyber City in Gurgaon is amongst the biggest integrated technology parks in India, spanning across 125 acres. The only night golf club in India, and one of the top golf clubs in Asia, also attributes it's presence to DLF. Recently launched, DLF Emporio Mall in New Delhi stands out as the largest luxury mall of the metropolis. Presently, the company is handling many projects in various cities on a land bank of more than 10,000 acres. Title sponsorship, for the popular Indian Premier League series is also bagged by this company. The market capital of India's largest real estate company, DLF , now stands at Rs.1,14,744 crore.

Awards and Recognitions

He has received many awards for his contribution towards the society. Padma Bhusan Award, on 26 January 2010, conferred by Government of India. Recognition by Forbes magazine as the richest real estate baron and eighth richest person in the world, on 24 March 2008. The Samman Patra Award, in 2000, conferred by Government of India for being one of the top tax payers of Delhi region. Delhi Ratna Award, conferred by Government of Delhi for his valuable contribution towards the development of Delhi. A Special Award conferred by NDTV, at the Indian of the Year Award Function held on 17 January 2008, for his contribution towards growth of Indian economy. In 2011 he received the Entrepreneur of the Year award at The Asian Awards.