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Gnanalingam is a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]]of [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamil]]and [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]descent.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2012/0312/malaysia-billionaires-12-westports-ruben-gnanalingam-transshipment-transition.html|title=Picking Up Where His Father Left Off|last=Lim|first=Noelle|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=29 February 2012|access-date=2 November 2015}} His father is [[G. Gnanalingam]], another prominent businessman, and his mother is Siew Yong Gnanalingam. As of 2015, he is married to Shirieene Hajamaideen. |
Gnanalingam is a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]]of [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamil]]and [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]descent.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2012/0312/malaysia-billionaires-12-westports-ruben-gnanalingam-transshipment-transition.html|title=Picking Up Where His Father Left Off|last=Lim|first=Noelle|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=29 February 2012|access-date=2 November 2015}} His father is [[G. Gnanalingam]], another prominent businessman, and his mother is Siew Yong Gnanalingam. As of 2015, he is married to Shirieene Hajamaideen. |
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In 2025, Gnanalingam apologized for [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Israeli]]comments he made on LinkedIn urging armies to destroy Israel, supporting the terrorist organisation [[Hezbollah]], claiming that the [[Zionist Occupation Government conspiracy theory|United States is owned by Israel]], claiming that Israel seeks to commit genocide against Arabs in the Middle East, claiming that the [[November 2024 Amsterdam riots]]were not a [[pogrom]], and [[Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany|comparing]]the [[Gaza war]]to the [[Holocaust]]which were criticised by Queens Park Rangers, Los Angeles FC, and Major League Soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43780038/lafc-part-owner-apologizes-anti-israel-social-media-reposts|title=LAFC co-owner apologizes for anti-Israel repost|date=February 10, 2025|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/qpr-owner-israel-posts-praised-hezbollah-tgxuvdvb|title=QPR owner shared posts calling for Israel to be ‘dismantled’ and praising Hezbollah|first=Jane|last=Prinsley|date=February 7, 2025|website=The Jewish Chronicle}} |
In 2025, Gnanalingam apologized for [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Israeli]]comments he made on LinkedIn urging armies to destroy Israel, supporting the terrorist organisation [[Hezbollah]], claiming that the [[Zionist Occupation Government conspiracy theory|United States is owned by Israel]], claiming that Israel seeks to commit genocide against Arabs in the Middle East, claiming that the [[November 2024 Amsterdam riots]]were not a [[pogrom]], and [[Comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany|comparing]]the [[Gaza war]]to the [[Holocaust]]which were criticised by Queens Park Rangers, Los Angeles FC, and Major League Soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43780038/lafc-part-owner-apologizes-anti-israel-social-media-reposts|title=LAFC co-owner apologizes for anti-Israel repost|date=February 10, 2025|website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/qpr-owner-israel-posts-praised-hezbollah-tgxuvdvb|title=QPR owner shared posts calling for Israel to be ‘dismantled’ and praising Hezbollah|first=Jane|last=Prinsley|date=February 7, 2025|website=The Jewish Chronicle}} |
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Malaysian businessman (born 1976)
Ruben Emir Gnanalingam (born 16 September 1976[citation needed]) is a Malaysian businessman.
Gnanalingam was born on 16 September 1976. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics.[1]
Gnanalingam joined Westports Malaysia in 2005, and was the Executive Director from 2006 to 2010. He then moved into the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a position which, as of 2015, he still holds.[2]
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
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In 2015, he was named as co-chairman of Queens Park Rangers F.C., alongside Tony Fernandes. [3][4] On 15 August 2018, he and Tony Fernandes stepped down from co-chairmen to enable Amit Bhatia to take their spaces and become chairman.
In 2019, Gnanalingam joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC.[5]
Gnanalingam is as of 2015 a board member at Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia.[6]
Gnanalingam is a Malaysian of Sri Lankan Tamil and Chinese descent.[7] His father is G. Gnanalingam, another prominent businessman, and his mother is Siew Yong Gnanalingam. As of 2015, he is married to Shirieene Hajamaideen.
In 2025, Gnanalingam apologized for anti-Israeli comments he made on LinkedIn urging armies to destroy Israel, supporting the terrorist organisation Hezbollah, claiming that the United States is owned by Israel, claiming that Israel seeks to commit genocide against Arabs in the Middle East, claiming that the November 2024 Amsterdam riots were not a pogrom, and comparing the Gaza war to the Holocaust which were criticised by Queens Park Rangers, Los Angeles FC, and Major League Soccer.[8][9]
