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Ranjit Sondhi CBE was a BBC Governor with responsibility for the English regions. First appointed in August 1998, his term of office was renewed for another four years in 2002 and finished in October 2006. [1]
Sondhi was born in Punjab, India and moved to England at a young age. [2] He is a senior lecturer at the University of Birmingham, Westhill. [3]
He was appointed CBE in the 1999 New Year Honours.
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Sondhi may refer to:
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