Prithviraj Singh "Biki" Oberoi (born 1929) is the

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of the EIH Limited (formerly East India Hotels), the flagship company of

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’s The Oberoi Group, which runs a chain of luxury hotels, The Trident hotels and

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., the third largest hospitality chain in India. In 2008, the

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awarded Oberoi with the

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, India's second-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his exceptional service to the country. Popularly known as "Biki", in 2002 he took over as the Chairman of EIH Limited with the death of

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, his father and the founding chairman of The Oberoi group, and remained CEO of EIH Ltd until 2013. Oberoi was educated at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, India, and later the United Kingdom and Switzerland. He has served as a

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(India) Limited since March 29, 2004. Oberoi is a graduate in Hotel management from

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. In 2010, he was recognised as the “Corporate Hotelier of the World” by Hotels magazine. He has a son, Vikram, CEO and Managing Director of EIH, and two daughters. At 89, he continues to live at the Oberoi Farm house-cum-office on the outskirts of Delhi. He has a nephew, Arjun Oberoi. He currently looks after the project development and is designated as the Managing Director-Development. In June 2022, Oberoi was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute on the Global 100 in Hospitality as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.

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