Home Lists Revealed: Indian leaders in the GCC The businessmen and visionaries who have made a mark in this region by Gulf Business August 27, 2020 Millions of Indians call one of the six Gulf countries home. Some have established prominent global conglomerates in the region, while others have migrated here to lead international companies. The GCC has also attracted Indians who are keen to tap into its booming startup ecosystem, while second-generation business leaders have now established strong roots in the region. Lauding the achievements of this diverse diaspora, we reveal the influential business tycoons, executives and entrepreneurs who have helped shape the GCC’s economic landscape. Rich List Wealth isn’t everything, but it’s hard to ignore the financial clout of these business figures. Along with being the wealthiest Indians in the Gulf, these individuals are also among the most philanthropic*. Yusuff Ali M.A. $4bn LuLu Group Ravi Pillai $3.1bn RP Group Micky Jagtiani $2.2bn Landmark Group Sunny Varkey $2bn GEMS Education Sunil Vaswani $1.6bn Stallion Group Shamsheer Vayalil $1.3bn VPS Healthcare Legends The company founders and veteran business leaders who have had an unquestionable impact on the Gulf’s economic and social landscape in recent decades Dr. Zulekha Daud Zulekha Healthcare Group Yogesh Mehta Petrochem Middle East Firoz Merchant Pure Gold Jewellers Rajen Kilachand Dodsal Group Azad Moopen Aster DM Healthcare Tony Jashanmal Jashanmal Group Paras Shahdadpuri Nikai Group Joy Alukkas Joyalukkas Jewellery Adeeb Ahamed LuLu Financial Group Dhananjay Datar Chairman and managing director Al Adil Trading Rizwan Sajan Danube Group PNC Menon Sobha Group Sima Ved Apparel Group Shaji Ul Mulk Mulk Holdings Ramesh Prabhakar Rivoli Group Ram Buxani ITL Cosmos Group L.T. Pagarani T. Choithram & Sons Surender Kandhari Al Dobowi Group Sohan Roy CEO and founder Aries Group Shyam Bhatia Alam Steel Group Vasu Shroff Regal Group of Companies Dr. Thumbay Moideen Thumbay Group Vidya Chhabria Jumbo Group Mohan Valrani Al Shirawi Group Executives Indians who have made their mark in the GCC by rising up the corporate ladder and company owners who hold top leadership positions K. Rajaram CEO, Al Nabooda Automobiles Dr. Adnan Chilwan Group CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank Sanjiv Kakkar Executive VP, MENAT, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, Unilever Ram Kumar Thota Founder, CEO and managing director, SRR Building Materials Raghu Malhotra President, Middle East and Africa, Mastercard Sunil Kaushal Regional CEO, MEA, Standard Chartered Atif Rahman Director and partner, Danube Properties Amit Jain Emaar Properties Rishi Kapoor Co-CEO, Investcorp Sunil John President, Middle East, BCW Anil Pillai Chairman, Airolink group Bal Krishen Chairman, Century Financial Rohit and Sharad Bachani Co-founders, Merlin Digital Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Co-founders, Finesse Ones to watch The young Indians expanding their influence in the Gulf, either as entrepreneurs or as heirs to family businesses Ayesha Depala Founder, Ayesha Depala fashion brand John Paul Joy Alukkas Executive director, Joyalukkas Group Geet Bhalla, Digvijay Pratap Founders, HolidayMe Snehal and Sunita Hadani Founders, Hadani Group Kunal Kapoor Founder, The Luxury Closet Nisha Jagtiani Group director, Landmark Group Dino Varkey CEO, GEMS Education Ashish Panjabi COO, Jacky’s Group *SOURCE: Rich list figures taken from Forbes Billionaires list mid-July Tags Indians Leaders lists 0 Comments You might also like Most influential Indians in the region 2024 Here’s how Dubai Business Associates fosters entrepreneurship Emirati Women’s Day 2023: Inspiring leaders share why this day is significant Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2023