L.T. Pagarani Pagarani would have continued working in the UK healthcare sector had his father and founder of Choithram’s, Thakurdas, not instructed him to join the family business. At the age of 35, Pagarani took over Choithram’s hospitals and schools, and eventually became the chairman of the group, widely known for its supermarkets that have been present in the country since 1974. He also leads Choithram International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the supermarket chain, which recently pledged Dhs100,000 to Al Jalila Foundation for Covid-19 relief efforts. More recently, Pagarani has primed the privately-held business – that reportedly has a turnover of billions of dirhams in the UAE alone – for the next-gen of professionals. Related Stories Revealed: Influential Indians in the GCC: Business legends Dubai’s Choithrams Inks Deal With British Retailer Tesco Revealed: Top 10 Indians Who Shaped The UAE 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 Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia