Rizwan Sajan

Rizwan Sajan
Born Mumbai
Residence Emirates Hills, Dubai
Occupation Businessman
Spouse(s) Sameera
Children Adel Sajan

Rizwan Sajan is an Indian billionaire and business magnate, based in the UAE. He is the founder and chairman of Danube group, a real estate and infrastructure company based in Dubai.[1] Sajan is on 7th and 8th in Top 100 Indian Business Owners In The Arab World for the years 2015[2] and 2018. In March 2018, he relaunched the "Filmfare Middle East Magazine".[3]

Early Life and Struggle

Sajan was born in a middle-class family in Mumbai. He lost his father at the age of 12. As a teenager, he started selling books and fireworks to support his family.[4] At the age of 18, he went to Kuwait for a job but the Kuwait war changed everything and he had to return to Mumbai in 1991.[5]

Sajan then moved to Dubai in 1993 and started working at a hardware store for AED 1,500.[6] He started his own business with his wife Sameera, who was his first employee. He established Danube as a small trading firm in 1993 with only a few hundred dirhams. Today the company's turnover exceeds $1.4 bn and has operations in over 50 plus locations globally, 3,300 plus employees across the world, including the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, India and China.[7] [8]

Philanthropy

In November 2012, Sajan started the Danube Welfare Society as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) plans. The society offers training courses to help unskilled workers improve their language skills and further develop their careers.[4]

Awards and Honors

He is counted among 50 most powerful Indians in the UAE by Arabian Business.[9]

Sajan is on seventh[10] and 8th[11] positions in top 100 Indian leaders in the UAE for the years 2015 & 2018 by Forbes Middle East (on magazine's Cover Page), and Visionary of the year at the 1st CEO Awards.[12] Other accolades include Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Excellence Award,[4] Dubai Quality Award,[13] Dubai Customs Award, RAK SME Award,[13] the Dubai Logistics and Supply Chain Award and UAE’s Top 20 Performers.[14]

Rizwan Sajan is also part of a number of panel discussions and thought leadership programs including the Indian Leaders Delegation to India, ICAI- Abu Dhabi Chapter,[15] and an opinion leader in the SME Adviser Magazine.

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Andrew (6 Jan 2017). "Money & Me: Danube Group founder got an early start in financial responsibility". The National.
  2. ↑ "Forbes Indian Leaders 2015" (35). Forbes Middle East. May 2016: Cover page.
  3. ↑ "Filmfare Middle East Magazine relaunched in Dubai". Gulf News: 16. 10 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "No Looking back from the UAE". 19.6 (6). The International Indian Magazine. Dec 2012: 14,15.
  5. ↑ Rajayer, Sandhya (13 December 2007). "Success storeys". GulfNews.
  6. ↑ KHAISHGI, AMNA EHTESHAM (1 May 2018). "Danube founder finds his dream in Dubai". Arab News.
  7. ↑ "Influential Indians in the GCC: Business legends". Gulf Business. 26 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rizwan Sajan - Icons". Icons.co.ae.
  9. ↑ "50 Most Powerful Indians in the UAE 2017 - ArabianBusiness.com". ArabianBusiness.com.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Indian Leaders in UAE - Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 Indian Business Owners In The Arab World 2018 - Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East.
  12. ↑ "Rizwan Sajan named 'Visionary of the Year' at first ever Indian CEO Awards". Al Bawaba. 16 February 2012.
  13. 1 2 Lowe, Aya (7 April 2010). "Dubai Quality Awards for top achievers in public and private sectors". GulfNews.
  14. ↑ "Real-Estate-Icons-31-Rizwan Sajan". ArabianBusiness.com.
  15. ↑ "The Chapter | ICAI Abu Dhabi Chapter". icaiauh.org.
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