What is Alan Sugar?
[[File:Sir Alan Sugar at the BAFTA's crop.jpg|thumb|Alan Sugar|271x271px]] '''Alan Michael Sugar''' ('''Baron Sugar'''; born 24 March 1947), also known as '''Lord Sugar''', is a [[British people|British]] businessman, television personality and member of the [[House of Lords]]. He has a fortune of around £1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gruffydd|first=Mared|date=2023-01-19|title=Alan Sugar is one of UK's 177 billionaires|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1723549/lord-alan-sugar-net-worth-2023|access-date=2023-11-04|website=Express.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> == Business == Sugar founded electronics company [[Amstrad]] in 1968.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6923678.stm BBC profile]</ref> He also founded Amsair (which owns a [[Cessna|Cessna fleet]]), Amsprop (a property company) and Amscreen (an advertising company). He was the chairman of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] from 1991 until 2001. For his achievements in business, Sugar was made a member of the [[House of Lords]] and is a [[baron]] (lord). == Television == He is currently the boss of the UK version of the reality show ''[[The Apprentice (UK TV series)|The Apprentice]]''. In the show, a group of young businesspeople compete for an [[investment]] from Lord Sugar of £250,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajani|first=Deepika|date=2019-12-18|title=Here's what the winner of The Apprentice gets|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/the-apprentice-winner-prize-money-investment-what-how-much-lord-sugar-2019-final-376223|access-date=2023-11-04|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> Sugar also appeared as the host of the [[Australia|Australian]] version of the show in 2021 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-10|title=Celebrity Apprentice Australia: When will it air and who is on it?|url=https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/celebrity-apprentice-australia-when-will-it-start-who-is-on-054027007.html|access-date=2023-11-04|website=Yahoo Finance|language=en-NZ}}</ref> == Personal life == Sugar was born in [[Hackney]], [[London]] and brought up in a [[co