Top 10 Indian Leaders in Saudi Arabia - 2023

Indians in Saudi Arabia: From Seeking Better Life to Giving Better Life
No deny to the fact that Indian leaders are now reaching the pinnacle of entrepreneurial space around the globe through not only leading companies and organisations, but also nations. Quite literally the world is going through a shift today, where Indians are making a mark while breaking the glass ceiling and Saudi Arabia is not an exception. Though people of India and Indian-origin making a mark around the globe, is not at all a new concept, but the rapid addition in the count for Indian executives and other professionals abroad is really welcoming and overwhelming.

Indian Diaspora
India and Saudi Arabia enjoy cordial and friendly relations reflecting the centuries old economic and socio-cultural ties. Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth largest trading partner. More than 18 percent of India’s crude oil imports are sourced from Saudi Arabia. As per the Ministry of external affairs, India has the largest Diaspora in the world. UAE, the US and Saudi Arabia are the countries hosting the largest number of migrants from India. As per the 2018 Ministry of External Affairs report, there are 2,594,947 Indians residing in Saudi Arabia. This makes around 10-13 percent of Saudi Arabian population.

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality -  Warren Bennis"

From Job Seekers to Leaders
During the initial years of migration, Indian expats in Saudi were small workers seeking a better way to find living, soon after the discovery of oil, the migration skyrocketed. But later on, Saudi found expats from India emerging as businessmen, CEOs, engineers and doctors, with great contributions to Saudi Arabian economy, who have flourished in corporates across the region. Many of them hold top tier roles in local, multinational as well as government-owned companies. From Sunil Kaushal, Standard Chartered to Amit Jain, the CEO of the region’s largest listed real estate company Emaar and may other soon to be known leaders broke the boundary of limit with their abilities, capabilities, hard work and reached the pinnacle of success and definitely made both he countries proud with their achievements irrespective of the verticals, which deserves to be celebrated and acknowledged.

CEO Insights in this issue presents a list of ‘Top 10 Indian Leaders in Saudi Arabia - 2023' who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience in offering effective skills to the market. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board. We recognize their valuable contribution to the ever expanding and competitive market and their ability to sustain themselves and emerge as top contestants through their reliable knowledge.