caption death_date death_place religion birth_place children image_size nationality birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
mr. lalit suri 10 october 2006 london , uk sikhism rawalpindi , pakistan keshav shradha suri suri , deeksha suri , divya suri & 250px indian 19 november 1946 dr. jyotsna suri lalit suri
 mr. lalit suri member of the rajya sabha in uttar pradesh
lalit suri

lalit suri -lrb- 19 november 1946 -- 10 october 2006 -rrb- was an indian hotelier and a member of the rajya sabha -lrb- the upper house of india 's parliament -rrb- .
lalit suri was born in rawalpindi -lrb- pakistan -rrb- .
he was elected to the rajya sabha as an independent from uttar pradesh in 2002 .
he joined the family-run delhi automobile ltd. in 1971 , and in 1982 became joint managing director of the hospitality business into which the company diversified .
suri commissioned his first hotel in the capital in 1988 and went on to become one of the prominent hoteliers in the country , having a network of hotels across the country including the flagship of intercontinental and the lalit hotels in delhi , mumbai , bangalore , goa , udaipur , srinagar and khajuraho , kerala .
suri was also the owner of the `` mid day '' newspaper in delhi .
an alumnus of st. columba 's school and shri ram college of commerce , new delhi , suri also won a number of prestigious awards and has been responsible for pushing a number of policy recommendations on the tourism sector .
late lalit suri , having pioneered in hospitality industry , received yet another accolade -- gmr express travel world awards 2010 -- 2011 for lifetime achievement for his vision and commitment to the industry .
he was responsible for pushing a number of policy recommendations in the indian hospitality sector ; it was his commitment and innovative practices that took the travel industry forward .
he attended a reception in london on monday , 9 october 2006 , hosted by the indian community in honor of prime minister manmohan singh .
lalit suri complained of chest pains and was taken to london university hospital , where he died the following day , aged 59 .
he is survived by his wife jyotsna and their four children .
