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Malaysian entrepreneur (born 1964)

For other people with similar names, see Tony Fernandez (disambiguation).

Tan SriAnthony Francis FernandesPSM, CBE (born 30 April 1964) is a Malaysian entrepreneur.

He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia.^[1] Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company.

He has since founded the Tune Group of companies. He is the owner of Caterham Group, the parent company of British car manufacturer Caterham Cars. Until July 2023, he was the majority shareholder of Queens Park Rangers F.C..

Early life and education

Fernandes was born in Kuala Lumpur on 30 April 1964 to an Indian father (originally from Goa)^[2] and a mother of mixed Indian (Malayalis)^[3] and Asian-Portuguese (Kristang) descent who had been raised in Malacca, Malaysia.^[2][4]