Top 10 Indian Leaders in UAE - 2023

Today's Indian Leaders Changing the Tomorrow of UAE
India is now reaching the highest entrepreneurial space around the globe. They are not only leading companies and organisations, but also nations. Quite literally we are witnessing a shift today, where Indians are ruling over the world and UAE is no different. 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, strategist, politians, artist and other professionals abroad is really welcoming and overwhelming. From Yussuff Ali M.A, to Syed M. Salahuddin, to B.R. Shetty, Krishnamurthy Kumar and many, the leaders or Indian-origin leaders’ list in UAE is only seeing upward verticals, which deserve a big cheer.

The Indian Diaspora
The business affair between India and the Arab world date back centuries. Today the Indian diaspora is the largest expat population in the Middle East and this community is the largest ethnic community in UAE constituting roughly 30 percent of the country’s population. Indians being respected for their technical competence, sense of discipline and almost zero involvement with criminal activity compared to other expatriate communities, they enjoy an extreme advantage over other nationalities.

Indians Shaping the Economy of UAE
Fueled by a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, robust technological infrastructure and a highly skilled human workforce, today UAE produces solutions in almost every field including Construction, e-Commerce, Tourism and Travel, Real Estate, Health and hospitality and more. This success of UAE is attributed to the increasing number of educated population and, some transformational and visionary industry leaders of the country, which also includes Indian diaspora. With numerous Indians employed in the region, some with their own business, ventures, and startups, some under UAE corporate and some involved in other work stuffs, made their mark in the region and are playing a major role in economic development of UAE.

In this issue of CEO Insights magazine we bring you a list of ‘Top 10 Indian Leaders in UAE– 2023’ who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience for the growth and profit of the respective organizations in which they have served. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.