Dhananjay Datar Popularly known as the ‘Masala King’, Datar has spearheaded the growth of his Al Adil spices brand in the region. From a tiny store selling groceries in Bur Dubai in 1984, it has now expanded into a chain of 43 stores spread across the GCC, two spice factories, two flour mills and an import-export company. The group also produces more than 700 products under its own brand, Peacock. Datar has also stood out for his philanthropic efforts, recently announcing that he would provide free tickets to those impacted by Covid-19 in Dubai, who were seeking to return to India. Related Stories Consumer experiences remain pivotal for post-pandemic retail UAE has issued gold-card residency visas to 400 expats so far Another Indian businessman gets 10-year UAE residency visa You might also like Sunil John Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Sunil Kaushal Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Yogesh Mehta Yusuff Ali M.A. Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Dr. Zulekha Daud Adeeb Ahamed Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia