Top 100 Indians 2025

Indian influence runs through every major sector — from healthcare and education to construction, retail, finance, and technology. Indian-founded and led enterprises have become powerhouses, shaping industries and creating thousands of jobs.

In this special feature, Gulf Business presents 100 of the most recognised Indian business leaders in the UAE and beyond: an alphabetical showcase of visionaries whose innovation and leadership continue to define the business landscape. The list celebrates achievements across economic contribution, influence, expansion, and community impact.

Adel Sajan

Adnan Chilwan

Alisha Moopen

Amit Jain

Dr Ali Asgar Fakhruddin

Anand Nair

Anurag Chaturvedi

Ashish Koshy

Ashish Mehta

Ankur Aggarwal

Ashish Vijay

Avi Bhojani

Avinash Babur

Atif Rahman

Dr Azad Moopen

Dr B Ravi Pillai

Bally Singh

Bharat Bhatia

Bindu Suresh Chettur

Bal Krishen

Dr Birbal Singh Dana

Deepak Babani

Dhananjay Datar

Dileep Kumar

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Dyuti Parruck

Faizal Kottikollon

Firoz Merchant

Harish Prithvi

Dr Harmeek Singh

Harish Tahiliani

Jayant Lal Ganwani

Jayesh Patel

Joy Alukkas

John Paul Alukkas

K P Basheer

Kamal Puri

Kamal Vachani

Kami Viswanathan

Karim Merchant

Kabir Mulchandani

Kiran Asher

L T Pagarani

M A Yusuff Ali

Manish Patel

Mohan G Valrani

Naresh Kumar Bhawnani

Navin Valrani

Neelesh Bhatnagar

Navneet Mandhani

Nilesh Ved

P N C Menon

Paras Shahdadpuri

Peyush Bansal

Poonam Bhojani

Raj Rana

Rajen Kilachand

Ramesh Cidambi

Rahul Singh

Ramesh Prabhakar

Ramesh Ramakrishnan

Ravi K Ranjan

Renuka Jagtiani

Rishi Kapoor

Rizwan Sajan

Sameer Lakhani

Sanjay Raghunath

Satish Sanpal

Shailesh Dash

Shaji Ul Mulk

Shamlal Ahamed

Dr Shamsheer Vayalil

Dr Shanila Laiju

Shitij Kapoor

Shyam Bhatia

Siddharth Balachandran

Siddeek Ahmed

Sima Ved

Sohan Roy

Sunil John

Sunil Kaushal

Sunil Kumar

Sunil Vaswani

Sunny Varkey

Surender Kandhari

Suresh Kumar

Syed M Salahuddin

Tariq Chauhan

Dr Thumbay Moideen

Tony Jashanmal

V Shankar

Vardaraj (Raj) Shetty

Vasu Shroff

Vidya Chhabria

Vivek Oberoi

Yogesh Mehta

Dr Zulekha Daud

Zanubia Shams

Zubin Karkaria