Icons of Influence Dr Azad Moopen Founder and Chairman, Aster DM Healthcare Dr Azad Moopen, founder and chairman of Aster DM Healthcare, started his career as a medical lecturer. Dr Moopen’s journey took a pivotal turn after a visit to Dubai, where he saw the untapped potential of the healthcare sector in the Gulf. This led him to relocate to Dubai and establish a single-doctor clinic in 1987. Over the past 37 years, this modest clinic has grown into Aster DM Healthcare, a global healthcare conglomerate with over 896 facilities across seven countries. Today, Aster DM Healthcare has become an integrated healthcare service organisation offering a complete circle of care through its network of hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies. One of the largest integrated healthcare service providers in the GCC and India, the company employs over 34,239 people, including 4,314 doctors and 9,883 nurses. Dr Moopen’s daughter Alisha Moopen, who joined the company in 2013, is responsible for managing the strategic direction and development of the company as its group CEO and managing director. Related Stories Aster DM Healthcare separates GCC, India business, sells stake to Fajr Capital Power Letters 2024: Dr Azad Moopen, founder and chairman, Aster DM Healthcare Power Letters 2021: Dr. Azad Moopen, founder chairman and MD, Aster DM Healthcare 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 L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia