Forbes Middle East
proudly presents the Top 100 Indian Leaders in the UAE. In addition to trade and investment between the two countries which stands in the multibillions of dollars per year, ambitious, entrepreneurial individuals hailing from India are responsible for some of the most successful UAE-based enterprises in operation today, with their impact reaching far across the GCC. The ranking which follows is the result of in-depth research into Indian professionals and impresarios residing and/or operating businesses in the UAE.
Rank | Image | Name | Designation | Organization | Industry |
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1 | Yusuffali MA | Managing Director | LuLu Group International | Retail | |
2 | Micky Jagtiani | Chairman | Landmark Group | Retail | |
3 | Dr. BR Shetty | Managing Director, CEO / Founder, CEO | UAE Exchange / NMC Health Care | Banking and Fin. Serv / Health Care | |
4 | PNC Menon | Chairman | Sobha Group | Real Est & Const | |
5 | Sunny Varkey | Chairman | GEMS Education | Education | |
6 | Dr. Azad Moopen | Chairman | DM Group | Healthcare | |
7 | Rizwan Sajan | Chairman | Danube Group | Industrials | |
8 | Syed Salahuddin | Managing Director | ETA Ascon & Star Group | Real Est & Const | |
9 | Rajen Kilachand | Chairman & President | Dodsal Group | Real Est & Const | |
10 | Mohan Valrani | Sr. Vice Chairman & MD | Al Shirawi Group | Industrials | |
11 | Tony Jashanmal | Group Executive Director | Jashanmal Group | Retail | |
12 | GB Jethwani | Chairman | Geebee Group | Industrials | |
13 | Lachmandas Pagarani | Chairman | Al Maya Group | Retail | |
14 | Firoz Merchant | Chairman | Pure Gold Jewellers | Retail | |
14 | Joy Alukkas | Chairman & Managing Director | Joyalukkas Group | Retail | |
16 | Ramesh Ramakrishnan | Chairman | Transworld Group | Logistics | |
17 | Harshad Mehta | Chairman | J E Hammer Group | Holding & Investment | |
18 | LT Pagarani | Chairman | Choithram and Sons | Retail | |
19 | Jacky Panjabi | Group Managing Director | Retail | ||
20 | Abdul Razzak Kalsekar | Chairman | Rasasi Group of Perfumes | Retail | |
21 | Dr. J R Gangaramani | President & Executive Chairman | Real Est & Const | ||
22 | Suresh Subberwal | Chairman | Al Kabeer Group | Food industry | |
23 | Dilip Rahulan | Executive Chairman | Pacific Controls | Industrials | |
24 | Ajay Bhatia | Managing Director | Bhatia Brothers | Industrials | |
25 | Jayant Ganwani | Director | Retail | ||
26 | Paras Shahdadpuri | Chairman | Nikai Group | Retail | |
27 | Yogesh Mehta | Managing Director | Petrochem Middle East | Energy | |
28 | Shaji Ul Mulk | Chairman | Mulk Holdings | Industrials | |
29 | Ram Buxani | President | Cosmos-ITL Group | Retail | |
30 | Atul Ahuja | Partner | Flemingo International | Retail | |
31 | Surender Singh Kandhari | Chairman | Al Dobowi Group | Industrials | |
32 | KM Noordeen | Managing Director | Ocean Rubber | Industrials | |
33 | K Muraleedharan | Chairman | SFC Group | Food industry | |
34 | Asgar Shakoor Patel | Chairman | House of Patels | Transport | |
35 | Thumbay Moideen | Founder President | Thumbay Group and GMC Hospitals | Healthcare | |
36 | Khurshid Vakil | Co Founder | Marina Home Interiors | Retail | |
37 | Shyam Alamchand Bhatia | Chairman | Alam Steel Group | Industrials | |
38 | Kamal Puri | Founder President & Chairman | Skyline University College, Sharjah | Education | |
39 | Mohammad Korath | Chairman & Managing Director | KM Trading Group | Retail | |
40 | Raju Jethwani | Chairman | Holding & Investment | ||
41 | Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil | Managing Director | LLH Group | Healthcare | |
42 | Rajan Mathrani | Managing Director | Elekta Gulf | Retail | |
43 | Vasudev Shroff | Chairman | Regal Group | Retail | |
44 | Dr. Zulekha Daud | Managing Director | Zulekha Hospital and Healthcare Group | Healthcare | |
45 | Amit Dhamani | CEO & Managing Director | Dhamani Jewels Group | Retail | |
46 | Sundar Menon | Chairman | Sun Group of Companies | Energy | |
47 | Vardaraj Shetty | Chairman | Ramee Group of Hotels & Resorts | Tourism | |
48 | Lalu Samuel | Chairman | Kingston Holdings | Industrials | |
49 | SK Pathak | Founder | Al Basti & Muktha Group | Real Est & Const | |
50 | Sugathan Janardhanan | Managing Director | Royal Furniture | Retail | |
51 | Faisal Kottikollon | Founder & Chairman | KEF Company Ltd | Industrials | |
52 | Rohit Valrani | Group Executive Director | OCM Group | Real Est & Const | |
53 | Mustafa Vayazil | Managing Director | Gargash Insurance | Insurance | |
54 | Dhananjay Datar | Managing Director | Al Adil Group | Retail | |
55 | Rohit Walia | Executive Chairman | Alpen Capital | Banking and Fin. Serv | |
56 | Kulwant Singh | Managing Director | Lama Desert Tourism LLC | Tourism | |
57 | Russi Patel | Founder & Chairman | BDO Patel & Al Saleh | Services | |
58 | Ahmed Buhari | Founder Director, President & CEO | Coal & Oil Company Group | Energy | |
59 | Anand Kapoor | Group Vice Chairman | Midcom FZE | Telecom | |
60 | Raju Menon | Founder & Managing Partner | Morison Menon | Services | |
61 | Dr. Hitesh Bodani | Chairman | Bond Investment Group Holdings | Holding & Investment | |
62 | Sunil Ramsinghani | Director | Truebell Marketing & Trading LLC | Food industry | |
63 | Sudesh Aggarwal | Chairman | Giant Group of Industries | Industrials | |
64 | Uma Ghosh Deshpande | Founder & Managing Director | Queen Bee Production | Media & Adv. | |
65 | Pankaj Agrawal | Chairman & Founding Member | Signature Group | Holding & Investment | |
66 | Suresh Gupta | Managing Director | Tara Group | Industrials | |
67 | Nitish Jain | President & Director | SP Jain School of Global Management | Education | |
68 | Jitendra Misra | Managing Director | Emarat Maritime | Logistics | |
69 | Vito Gomes | Managing Director | Aviation Services Management (ASM) | Transport | |
70 | Dr. Sunny Kurian | Chairman | Healthcare | ||
71 | Paras Dhamecha | Executive Director | Empire Aviation | Transport | |
72 | Mitika Goculdas | Director | Falcon Chemicals LLC | Industrials | |
73 | Nicole Rodrigues Larsen | Owner & Managing Director | Diva Group of Companies | Retail | |
74 | Aswini Borkotoky | Managing Director | Carlease Rent-a-Car | Transport | |
75 | Kiran Sangani | Managing Partner | Services |