Icons of Influence Surender Kandhari Chairman and Founder, Al Dobowi Group Surender Kandhari’s journey began in 1975 with an exploratory visit to Dubai, which led to the creation of a multinational company with diverse business interests in North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The Al Dobowi Group was established in 1976 as the UAE’s first tyre showroom. Over the years, the conglomerate expanded its business to include automotive batteries, auto parts, industrial rubber products and fabrication, motor lubricants, and tyre re-treading. The group partners with blue-chip companies such as CocaCola, Walmart, and DHL and is the official distributor of Taurus, Riken, Kumho Tire and Hankook brands across the Middle East. Employing over 2,000 people globally, Al Dobowi is also the largest battery manufacturer in the MENA region. In 2012, Kandhari opened a Sikh temple in Jebel Ali, which feeds over 1,500 people daily. Related Stories Dubai’s Sikh gurudwara cooks Ramadan meals for Muslims Pope to receive book about tolerance by Abu Dhabi reverend Revealed: Influential Indians in the GCC: Business legends 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