Dubai: Times Now celebrates richest Indians in Middle East

- Media Release

• “Arabian Indian Czars” awards were hosted to felicitate the achievement of eminent Indians in the Middle East

• Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, Hon. Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. T.P. Seetharam, Hon. Indian Ambassador to the UAE & Mr.Anurag Bhushan, Hon. Consul General of India to UAE graced the occasion

 

Dubai, 15 June 2015: Times Now, India’s leading news channel felicitated 15 successful Indians in the Middle East, at the second edition of Arabian Indian Czars Award.

 

The awards night was presided by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

 

Indian Ambassador to UAE T P Seetharam, Consul General of India to UAE Anurag Bhushan and Dubai Holdings CEO Sheikh Ahmad Bin Byat were the chief guests of the occasion.

 

 

CM Fadnavis along with his delegation comprising teams from MMRDA, MADC and MIDC met officials in the UAE with regard to the ‘Make in India’ initiative by the Government of India.

 

A total of fifteen awardees for the night were, B R Shetty, chairman of NMC Group, Dr Azad Moopen, chairman of B M Healthcare, Dr Ravi Pillai, chairman of Aarti Group of Companies, Feroz Allana, director of IFFCO, Harshad Mehta, chairman of Seven Seas Diamonds, Micky Jagtiani, chairman of Landmark Group, PNC Menon, founder of Shobha Developers, Raghuvendra Kataria, chairman of Kataria Holdings, Rizwan Sajan, founder an d chairman of Danube, Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, founder and chairman of Mulk Holdings, Sunny Varkey, founder and chairman of GEMS Education, Tony Jashanmal, Group executive director of Jashanmal Group, Yusuffali M A, managing director of Lulu Group, Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, managing director of VPS Healthcare and Sunil Vaswani, chairman of Stallion Group.

 

The prominent business tycoons were from, different sectors of construction, education, engineering, finance and banking, real estate, FMCG, retail, kewellery, telecom, textile, healthcare, petroleum and chemicals.

 

Naveen Chandra, Head of International Business for Times Television Network said, ‘Indians in most countries, they choose to adopt have achieved great success with their grit and perseverance. The rules of doing business in various countries don’t have a home advantage so it is doubly remarkable that they have achieved such heights of glory. This is our endeavor to recognize them and we hope to be able to expand the scope of these awards in the years ahead.’

 

‘We are privileged to have the Chief Minister of Maharashtra as our chief guest this year,’ added Chandra.

 

About TIMES NOW:

 

TIMES NOW is India’s No 1 English news channel for over 7 years. It’s a channel that stands for credibility and un-biased approach in bringing news and reportage to the viewers.

 

Sharp, incisive and direct, it is the nation’s voice in news. It’s distinctive style and fearless approach makes it different from the others. TIMES NOW engage with viewers in 76 countries across the globe including the Middle East.