His business developed as an exporter of consumer goods including farm machinery, initially particularly focused on the Soviet Union, then India’s largest trading partner.
[7] Choudhrie has served as vice chairman of Alpha C&C Group, an holding company for investments he founded over 30 years ago.
[10] In July 2013 the Daily Telegraph alleged that Choudhrie had been denied a peerage because of concerns about the treatment of patients by the Alpha Hospital Group.
[11] In July 2014 the Guardian published a correction to a similar story, accepting that there was no evidence to suggest that his peerage was blocked because concerns about Alpha.
Choudhrie holds an honorary Radcliffe fellowship at the college and has supported the annual GTC Emerging Markets Symposium since it began in 2007.
[20] Choudhrie is a benefactor of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, where a professorship in Cardiology has been established in his name.
Their UK based Path to Success charity works to promote educational opportunities and provide assistance for disabled people, and to help the homeless.
[23] It supports the Amar Jyoti Trust in India providing educational, sporting and cultural activities for disabled and able bodied children.
[25] Choudhrie is a long term backer of the UK Liberal Democrats and has supported the party financially since 2004, making over £1.5million in donations (personal and company).