Icons of Influence Rizwan Sajan Founder and Chairman, Danube Group As founder and chairman of Danube Group, Rizwan Sajan has transformed the group into a major conglomerate in the MENA region with over 75 locations and 4,500 employees. Starting as a small trading business in 1993, Danube Group now includes Danube Building Materials, Danube Home, Danube Properties, and other ventures such as Alucopanel Middle East and Starz Media. The group is renowned for offering over 50,000 products in construction materials and providing affordable housing options. Sajan has gone from a disruptor in the real estate market in 2014 in Dubai to launching what will be one of Business Bay’s most iconic towers: Bayz 101. Scheduled to be completed in 2028, the 101-level residential building will be situated within just a two minutes’ walk of the Business Bay Metro Station. Sajan has also pioneered the affordable luxury property segment in the UAE, supported by a vast logistics and warehousing facility spanning seven million square feet in Jebel Ali Free Zone. He attributes his success to the visionary rulers of Dubai and is committed to sustainability, aligning with Dubai’s ‘2023 – The Year of Sustainability’ initiative. A philanthropist, Sajan actively supports community welfare, donating Dhs5m to the UAE’s 1 Billion Meals Endowment Initiative and providing 100,000 meals daily during Ramadan. Related Stories Dubai’s Danube Group chairman on Covid-19 recovery, 2022 plans Dubai-based Danube Group confirms shift to new weekend structure Dubai property landlords must ‘adjust their mindset’ in a low-demand market Exclusive: Dubai’s Danube chairman on why the UAE will see a V-shaped recovery from the Covid crisis UAE’s Danube Group donates Dhs1m worth of food kits amid virus concerns Message from the top: Rizwan Sajan, founder and chairperson, Danube Group 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