Mohan Valrani

At the age of seven, Valrani’s family fled from Pakistan to India. Overnight, they went from a position of wealth to that of refugees. After rebuilding their lives in Gujarat, Valrani left in the mid-fifties to begin another life as an expat – this time as an entrepreneur.

He co-founded the Al Shirawi Group in 1971 with his friend and business partner Abdulla Al Shirawi. Today, the group operates over 30 companies across several verticals including oil and gas, heavy equipment, logistics, and engineering, that employ over 10,000 employees – many of whom, like Valrani, are expatriates.