Adnan Khashoggi, and international arms dealer, high in the global richlist, died in the St Thomas Hospital in London on Tuesday, aged 81.
A Saudi National, he had close links with Indian politicians, political aides and businessmen that included controversial godman Chandraswamy in the 1980s and 1990s.
A statement released by his family said: “It is with deep sadness that the Khashoggi family must announce that our beloved father Adnan Khashoggi, aged 82, died peacefully today in London while being treated for Parkinson’s Disease
“He lived his last days surrounded by his devoted family, children and grandchildren, with the same elegance, strength and dignity that characterised his remarkable life.
“He is survived by his wife Lamia.”
Khashoggi was also linked to the controversial Pamela Bordes, a former Miss India and with the arrest of businessman Hasan Ali Khan in an alledged money-laundering case in 2011.
