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	Other memberships included: The [[Institute of Directors]], Founding member of the [[Tory]] Asians for Representation Group, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Appeal Committee.		Other memberships included: The [[Institute of Directors]], Founding member of the [[Tory]] Asians for Representation Group, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Appeal Committee.

	Major Saroop founded and was the Chairman of the Durbar Club (since 1981). He was a member of the Beefsteak Club ~~(London)~~, the Cavalry and Guards Club ~~(London)~~, Pratt's ~~(London)~~, the [[Delhi Gymkhana\|Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club]], the [[Royal Bombay Yacht Club]] and the [[Royal Calcutta Golf Club]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/opinions-do-you-belong-to-a-club-1569162.html Opinions: Do You belong to a club?] The Independent, 22 January 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2011.</ref>		Major Saroop founded and was the Chairman of the Durbar Club (since 1981). He was a member of the [[Beefsteak Club]], the [[Cavalry and Guards Club]], [[Pratt's]], the [[Delhi Gymkhana\|Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club]], the [[Royal Bombay Yacht Club]] and the [[Royal Calcutta Golf Club]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/opinions-do-you-belong-to-a-club-1569162.html Opinions: Do You belong to a club?] The Independent, 22 January 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2011.</ref>

	He died on 19 December 2020 at the age of 91.<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/246467/saroop Saroop]</ref>		He died on 19 December 2020 at the age of 91.<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/246467/saroop Saroop]</ref>

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{{short description|British politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

Major '''Narindar Saroop''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (14 August 1929 – 19 December 2020) was an Indian-born British businessman. He was the eldest son of Chaudhri Ram Saroop, Ismaila, [[Rohtak]], [[India]] and the late Shyam Devi. He was educated at the [[Aitchison College|Aitchison College for Punjab Chiefs]] in [[Lahore]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehra Dun]].

In 1952 he first married Ravi Gill, the only surviving child of the [[Sardar]] and Sardarni of Premgarh, India. This marriage was dissolved by divorce in 1967. By this marriage he had two daughters and one son (deceased).

His second marriage took place in 1969 to Stephanie Denise, the youngest daughter of Alexander and Cynthia Amie Cronopulo of [[Zakynthos]], [[Greece]].

Narindar Saroop served as a regular officer of the [[British Indian Army]], the [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]] and [[The Poona Horse|Queen Victoria's Own The Poona Horse]] retiring at the rank of [[Major]] in 1952.

Upon leaving the Army Major Saroop became a management trainee at [[Synthomer|Yule Catto]] in 1954. He became a senior executive and director of subsidiaries of various multinationals until 1976. Later directorships and advisory positions were with [[Oxfam]] Relief Project (1964), Devi Grays Insurance Ltd (1981–84), Capital Plant International Ltd (1982–86), Develt, Clarkson Puckle Group (1976–87), Banque Belge (1987–91), [[Macmillan Cancer Support|Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund]] (1992–95), [[National Grid plc]] (1993), [[Coutts|Coutts & Co.]] (1995–98) and the [[BBC]] Advisory Council on Asian Programmes (1977–81).

He was created a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1982.

Within British politics, Major Saroop contested the Parliamentary seat for [[Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Greenwich]] as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate in the 1979 [[general election]]. He became the first Asian Tory Parliamentary candidate. He became the founder and first chairman of the UK Anglo Asian Conservative Society (1976–79; 1985–86) and vice-chairman of the Conservative Party International Office (1990–92). He was a Councillor for the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]] (1974–82) and initiated the Borough Community Relations Committee (1975–77; 1980–82). He was also Chairman of the Working Party on Employment (1978).

Other memberships included: The [[Institute of Directors]], Founding member of the [[Tory]] Asians for Representation Group, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] Appeal Committee.

Major Saroop founded and was the Chairman of the Durbar Club (since 1981). He was a member of the Beefsteak Club (London), the Cavalry and Guards Club (London), Pratt's (London), the [[Delhi Gymkhana|Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club]], the [[Royal Bombay Yacht Club]] and the [[Royal Calcutta Golf Club]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/opinions-do-you-belong-to-a-club-1569162.html Opinions: Do You belong to a club?] The Independent, 22 January 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2011.</ref>

He died on 19 December 2020 at the age of 91.<ref>[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/246467/saroop Saroop]</ref>

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