What is Dilip Sardjoe?
{{Infobox person | name = Dilip Sardjoe | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|11|11|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|15|1949|11|11|df=y}} | death_place = Netherlands | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Surinamese | occupation = businessman<br> politician | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Dilip Sardjoe''' (11 November 1949 – 15 January 2023) was a Surinamese businessman and politician. He is seen as the most successful, but also the most controversial and richest businessman from Suriname. He was CEO and owner of Rudisa Holdingmaatschappij N.V.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2023/01/15/dilip-sardjoe-is-niet-meer/ |title=Dilip Sardjoe is niet meer|work=Suriname Herald|date=15 January 2023|access-date=15 January 2023|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/73803 |title=Zakenman Dilip Sardjoe na lang ziekbed overleden|work=StarNieuws|date=15 January 2023|access-date=15 January 2023|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref3>{{cite web|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2023/01/15/bekende-ondernemer-dilip-sardjoe-73-overleden-na-ziekte/ |title=Bekende ondernemer Dilip Sardjoe (73) overleden na ziekte|work=waterkant.nl|date=15 January 2023|access-date=15 January 2023|language=nl}}</ref> ==Biography== Sardjoe started his career at a young age shortly after leaving high school. He started as a small trader and founded Rudisa International in 1975. As a salesman, insurance agent and entrepreneur, he had over 17 national and international companies at the age of 25. He imported goods and was representative of several international brands in Suriname. Sardjoe sponsonred the Verenigde Hervormingspartij (VHP) for years and was the treasurer. However, he left the party in 1994. With several of dissidents he founded the of Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie (BVD) and became chairman of the party. The BVD had a good cooperati