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Raj Bisram【 Wikipedia 】Wife Partner, Married, Age, Indian Origin Family

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Name Raj Bisram

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB Born in 1956. As of 2024, he is around 68 years old.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

  • Raj Bisram is a television presenter and an antiques expert. He is one of the leading auctioneers in the United Kingdom and is currently a presenter on Channel Four’s show Four Rooms.
  • Raj’s work on TV has made him a celebrity, performing auctions around the globe. However, he is most well-known in the UK and in Europe.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

  • Raj Bisram was born in 1956 in London, where he lived with both his parents and two sisters.
  • He was brought up in a traditional Indian family home & attended school in North London, where he grew a love for sports.
  • As a youth, Bisram enjoyed trips to the countryside with his family, as well as watching cinema and spending time in the local pawnbroker’s store.
  • Raj is married to his wife Sue Bisram & has two grown-up daughters Roo and Jade.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Raj Bisram attended Highgate School in London, after which he joined the army.
  • In the army, Raj became a Physical Training Instructor, which led him to discover skiing.
  • Building up his skiing skills, he went on to represent the British Army in downhill racing and the slalom as well as becoming a qualified ski instructor in Austria. Bisram was the first non-Austrian to ever gain this position
  • After realizing that he did not want to continue having a regular job, Raj decided to turn to his childhood fascination with antiques, from which his auctioneering career grew.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

  • In 1995, Raj Bisram started Cranbrook Auction Rooms together with Wilfred Wheaton. This later became Bentley’s Fine Art and Antique Auctioneers, which he still directs today.
  • Raj’s career led him to become a celebrity television auctioneer, working on several television programs including Posh Pawn, Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip. He has been a dealer on Four Rooms since 2013, which has gone on to win a number of awards.
  • Raj, together with his business partner, has developed an app that helps in Silver Mark Recognition. This innovation has streamlined a process of identifying over 20,000 marks, which are made and used to identify silver. Before the app this was done through studying books.

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Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

  • Raj has had a fascination with antiques all his life. He accidentally bought his first antique when he was only 10 years old, which he bought from a pawnbroker’s shop located between his childhood home and his school.
  • He generously contributes to charitable causes such as the Great Britain’s Variety Club, which is a children’s charity that provides coaches and equipment to disabled children.
  • For Raj, being an auctioneer is not about the money. For him, the excitement is always there, no matter how big or small a deal he makes.
  • Bisram is not only an auctioneer; he also has a talent and love for magic, which has led him to perform worldwide, and even become an Associate Member of the Magicians Circle. He has been known to combine his two talents of magic and auctioneering, especially for benefit events.
  • Raj loves cooking, with his favourite dish being the Indian Punjabi Masala Chicken.
  • He is known to be an exceptional after-dinner speaker, and is popular for sharing his hilarious stories and numerous funny anecdotes.
  • BBC Presenter Anita Rani once described Bisram as the “King of Auctioneers for 30 years.”
Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Engaged Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

6 thoughts on “Raj Bisram【 Wikipedia 】Wife Partner, Married, Age, Indian Origin Family”

  1. Love watching Raj on the television. Always has a smile and always to seems to be enjoying himself. Lovely man.

  2. Also, not mentioned here – Raj’s new online antiques course is simply fantastic. A man of many talents and years of experience…fabulous that he’s happy to share and welcome others into the world of buying and selling antiques. Such a comprehensive and eye-opening course. Would highly recommend it!

  3. Hi,

    I watch Raj Bisram on Antiques Road Trip…a great person to watch and wondered what service he was in the army? Was it the Physical Training Corps They should do a program about his family in India…that would be great.

  4. I totally agree with the comments above. He is a great bloke and very down-to-earth. Long may he continue.

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