From God’s own country to Richest Indian in UAE God’s own country, Kerala is not distinguished just for its traditional and tourism in global front. “Malayalis” are also distinguished for wealth and entrepreneurship in global front. Kerala is the only state in India which has a maximum number of entrepreneurs across the globe, especially in UAE. UAE is well known as mini Kerala, just for the number of Keralites present there. UAE has always welcomed expatriates with wide open arms. Some of the richest Indians in UAE moved to UAE in 70’s and 80’s and made their fortune. Among the richest and most influential businessmen In UAE, some have consistently maintained their name in the list of top 10 richest Indian in UAE. This includes Business tycoons like Ravi Pillai, Chairman RP group, P Mohamed Ali, MD Galfar Construction, Yusuffali, LULU group. Ravi Pillai, Chairman of the RP group tops the latest list among the richest Indian in UAE. Most of his profit comes from Nasser S AlHajri Corporation (NSH), a company he founded in 1978in Saudi Arabia. He started his career as a contractor in Kerala before shifting to UAE. He shifted to UAE with his 200 workers because of a strike that happened at one of his sites and started building his dream in UAE with those 200 men. He is often referred as “Ambani of Gulf “. Ravi Pillai’s shot to fame with the acquisition of LEELA Hotels from CP Krishnan Nair. P Mohamed Ali, is the founder of Galfar Engineering and Contracting Co. In 1972, Dr P Mohamed Ali founded Galfar Engineering and Contracting, in the Sultanate of Oman, along with Sheikh Dr. Salem Said Al Fannah Al Araimi. Galfar began as a small construction company and grew to become Oman's largest private sector employer. In 2004 from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. P. Mohamed Ali received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award, for promoting the honor and prestige of India. Yusuffali M.A, MD of EMKE LuLu group of companies that owns the LULU Hypermarket in the Middle East. Yusuffali is the world’s second richest Malayalee. Out of 32000 employees, 24000 are from Kerala, mostly from his native place. Yusuffali moved to Abu Dhabi in 1973, where his father and uncle had a small Kirana store. In 1983, he decided to set up big supermarkets in Abu Dhabi instead of small grocery stores. He now has a net worth of about 16,300 Cr. These are the businessmen who have always registered their name in the list of richest Indian in UAE. The other names are as diverse as it is impressive. The other businessmen’s businesses range from retail, construction, education, banking etc. These are not a family run businesses, these are self-made businesses. Journey from God’s own country to the list of Richest Indian across the globe is noteworthy and it always raises a question, why only from Kerala?. A question that every state needs to ask and find an answer.
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From Gods own country to Richest Indian in UAE Gods own country,
Kerala is not distinguished just for its traditional and tourism in
global front. Malayalis are also distinguished for wealth and
entrepreneurship in global front. Kerala is the only state in India
which has a maximum number of entrepreneurs across the globe,
especially in UAE. UAE is well known as mini Kerala, just for the
number of Keralites present there. UAE has always welcomed
expatriates with wide open arms. Some of the richest Indians in UAE
moved to UAE in 70s and 80s and made their fortune. Among the
richest and most influential businessmen In UAE, some have
consistently maintained their name in the list of top 10 richest
Indian in UAE. This includes Business tycoons like Ravi Pillai,
Chairman RP group, P Mohamed Ali, MD Galfar Construction,
Yusuffali, LULU group.Ravi Pillai, Chairman of the RP group tops
the latest list among the richest Indian in UAE. Most of his profit
comes from Nasser S AlHajri Corporation (NSH), a company he founded
in 1978in Saudi Arabia. He started his career as a contractor in
Kerala before shifting to UAE. He shifted to UAE with his 200
workers because of a strike that happened at one of his sites and
started building his dream in UAE with those 200 men. He is often
referred as Ambani of Gulf . Ravi Pillais shot to fame with the
acquisition of LEELA Hotels from CP Krishnan Nair. P Mohamed Ali,
is the founder of Galfar Engineering and Contracting Co.In 1972, Dr
P Mohamed Ali founded Galfar Engineering and Contracting, in the
Sultanate of Oman, along with Sheikh Dr. Salem Said Al Fannah Al
Araimi. Galfar began as a small construction company and grew to
become Oman's largest private sector employer. In 2004 from Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. P. Mohamed
Ali received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award, for promoting the
honor and prestige of India. Yusuffali M.A, MD of EMKE LuLu group
of companies that owns the LULU Hypermarket in the Middle East.
Yusuffali is the worlds second richest Malayalee. Out of 32000
employees, 24000 are from Kerala, mostly from his native place.
Yusuffali moved to Abu Dhabi in 1973, where his father and uncle
had a small Kirana store. In 1983, he decided to set up big
supermarkets in Abu Dhabi instead of small grocery stores. He now
has a net worth of about 16,300 Cr.These are the businessmen who
have always registered their name in the list of richest Indian in
UAE. The other names are as diverse as it is impressive. The other
businessmens businesses range from retail, construction, education,
banking etc. These are not a family run businesses, these are
self-made businesses. Journey from Gods own country to the list of
Richest Indian across the globe is noteworthy and it always raises
a question, why only from Kerala?. A question that every state
needs to ask and find an answer.
