Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on February 28 became the first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood by Britain’s King Charles III “for services to U.K. and India business relations”.
In a list of honorary British awards unveiled by the U.K. Cabinet Office, Mr. Mittal received a KBE under the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – one of the highest honours conferred by a British monarch.
The 66-year-old entrepreneur said in a statement that he was “deeply humbled” by the gracious recognition from King Charles.
