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Alan Sugar
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British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)
Film & TV
Hackney, London, England
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser. In 1968, he started what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad. He is also known for being the host and "Boss" for the BBC reality competition series The Apprentice, which has been broadcast annually since 2005. He also…
Known for
- The Apprentice: Unfinished Business — Self2026
- The Celebrity Apprentice — Self - The Boss2025
- Transfer 3602024
- Amol Rajan Interviews — Self - Interviewed Guest2021
- Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas — Self2020
- Bosman: The Player Who Changed Football — Self (archive footage)2020
- When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season — Self2016
- The Home That 2 Built — Self2014
- The Michael McIntyre Chat Show — Self - Guest2014
- Steve Jobs: Visionary Genius — Self2012
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- David Cameron , Theresa May , Boris Johnson , Liz Truss , Rishi Sunak , Keir Starmer
- Business secretary
- Sajid Javid , Greg Clark , Andrea Leadsom , Alok Sharma , Kwasi Kwarteng , Jacob Rees-Mogg , Grant Shapps , Kemi Badenoch , Jonathan Reynolds , Peter Kyle
- Born
- Alan Michael Sugar , ( 1947-03-24 ) 24 March 1947 (age 79) , Hackney , East London , England
- Party
- None ( crossbencher ) (2017–present)
- Other political affiliations
- None ( non-affiliated ) (2015–2017) Labour (1997–2015)
- Spouse
- Ann Simons ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 28 April 1968</span>"}]]}'>1968 )
- Relatives
- Rita Simons (niece)
- Occupation
- Business magnate media personality author politician political advisor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Hackney
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Employer
- Amstrad
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Sir Alan Sugar at the BAFTA's-mirrored-closer.jpg
- Residence
- Chigwell
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- date of birth
- 1947-03-24
- Commons category
- Alan Sugar
- name in native language
- Alan Michael Sugar
- birth name
- Alan Michael Sugar
- net worth
- 1040000000
- social media followers
- 5223184
- P10632
- Alan Sugar
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British businessman, entrepreneur and television personality.
Sugar began consumer electronics company Amstrad, in 1968. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for £125 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 for £25 million. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar became a billionaire in 2015. In 2021, his fortune was estimated at £1.21bn, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alan Sugar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.