Suhail Al Zarooni

Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni (Arabic: سهيل محمد الزرعوني‎; born November 16, 1968) is an Emirati businessman and collector based in Dubai.[1][2][3] Al Zarooni is best known for holding a Guinness World Record twice for the years 2002 and 2003 for his collection of over 20,000 model cars.[2]

Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni
Born (1968-11-16) November 16, 1968
UAE
SpouseHessa AbdulRahim Al Zarooni
Full name
Suhail Mohd Al Zarooni
HouseAl Zarooni
FatherMohammed Abdul Karim Al Zarooni
MotherSakina Sultan Al Zarooni
ReligionSunni, Islam

Al Zarooni is the chairman of the Al Zarooni Foundation, and Suhail Al Zarooni Group of Companies. His company designed a robot jockey for the sport of camel racing.[4]

Early life and education

Al Zarooni was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 16 November 1968. He is the third child of Mohammad Abdul Karim Al Zarooni and Sakina Sultan Al Zarooni. His formal education began in 1976. He studied at the Aitchison College in Lahore, Pakistan, from 1976 to 1984; he then joined the B. V. S. Parsi High School in Karachi in 1985. He completed his schooling in 1987 and then traveled to London, England, for further studies.[5][6] Al Zarooni's father was an Emirati, while his mother is a Pakistani Pashtun.[7]

Career

Al Zarooni´s company Suhail Al Zarooni Group of Companies was founded in the early 1980s and is based in Dubai. The company has been pioneers in construction, real estate, retail, investments, food products, industrial related materials and components, general trading and manufacturing. Now their focus is on technology, entertainment, real estate and automotive. [8]

Al Zarooni is a supporter of the Expo 2020. He launched the Coffee Table Book on “Expo2020” whit a motive by Moving Emirate Forward – When Dreams Come True in 2017.[8]

Charitable work

Al Zarooni serves as chairman at the Al Zarooni Foundation, which focuses on the lives of needy people globally. [9]

Al Zarooni's first non-governmental organization, set up in 2011, provides education for underprivileged women and children.[10]

In 2005, Zarooni introduced a peace campaign called "Boundaries Do Not Bind," beginning in India and Pakistan.[4]

In 2007, Al Zarooni started a think green awareness campaign to explore environmental awareness.

References
  1. "Proud to be Emirati". Fujairah News. September 14, 2012.
  2. "Hobby turns UAE businessman a record holder". Gulf News. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
  3. "Emarati Collectors Share Passion of Collecting at the Collectors Exhibition". UAE Today.
  4. "Humanitarian behind the robot jockey turn focus to youth education". The National. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  5. "Personality of the Week Program - Mr. Suhail M. Al ZarooniMiniature Car Collector, Guinness Book of World Rec". web.archive.org. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  6. Randhawa, Melissa. "What UAE means to me?". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  7. Tarar, Mustansar Hussain (13 March 2005). "Diary of a Vagabond: An Arab with a Pakistani soul". Dawn. Retrieved 4 April 2019. Suhail is fluent in Urdu and Pushto, has an imposing figure and when he walks in his flowing Arab robes... His eloquence in Urdu and Pushto is from his mother’s side who is a Pathan lady and his father is an Arab connected with the Royal family... The comment which really gladdened our hearts that evening was from Suhail when he said, “You know when I go abroad and people ask me what my nationality is, I always say that I am an Arab with a Pakistani soul.”
  8. Dr Vishwas Saran Srivastava (29 January 2017). "Moving Emirates Forward-A Coffee Table Book by His Excellency Suhail Al Zarooni". Medium. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. "Gulf Cooperation Council relationship with Pakistan has to be mutual: Suhail Al-Zarooni". Business News Parkistan. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. "H.E. Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni called upon UNODC Country Representative Pakistan at his residence in Dubai". www.unodc.org. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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