Famous Indians that Live in Dubai

India celebrates its Independence Day on Aug. 15 and to celebrate this day, here are some successful Indians who have made their country proud with their contributions in various fields in Dubai.

Famous Indians Living in Dubai

Sania Mirza

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Former Indian tennis professional Sania Mirza has been living in Dubai for 12 years with her husband Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Mirza is a former world doubles no.1 tennis player and she has won six major titles including a WTA Tour title.

Rosemin Manji

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TV Presenter and founder of Luxury Consultancy RR&Co, Rosemin Manji is name in fashion that everyone knows!

She has worked with various luxury brands including Tom Ford, Givenchy, Gucci, Prada, and Burberry.

She also reportedly has Christian Louboutin designed red-soled pieces named after her.

Sunny Varkey

Image source: Sunny Varkey LinkedIn.

Sunny Varkey is a Dubai-based education entrepreneur and philanthropist.

He is the founder and chairperson of the educational management firm GEMS education, which is the largest operator of private schools in the world.

The management is running over 80 schools all over the world.

Shamsheer Vayalil

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Shamsheer Vayalil is the founder and chairperson of Burjeel Holdings. He runs the company VPS Healthcare that operates various hospitals and medical centers in the Middle East and India.

He is also the member of the UAE Medical Council and a member of the advisory committee at the College of Medicine of University of Sharjah.

Himanshu Saini

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Himanshu Saini is an Indian chef at the Trèsind Studio in Dubai, which has received two Michelin stars.

The restaurant has also ranked eleventh on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 and second on the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023.

Jumana Khan

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Jumana Khan is a popular lifestyle Indian influencer based in Dubai.

She has 5.9 million influencers on Instagram and has featured in various music videos.

She has worked in Emirati and Indian film projects as well.

Farhana Bodi

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Farhana Bodi is a popular fashion influencer living in Dubai and she is also one of the stars of the Netflix show ‘Dubai Bling’.

She is also founder of the company I Am the Woman of the World.

Bodi recently walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the jewellery brand Chopard.

M.A. Yusuff Ali

Image source: M.A. Yusuff Ali LinkedIn.

Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader, popularly known as M.A. Yusuff Ali, is an Indian businessman.

He is the chairperson and managing director of LuLu Group International and LuLu International Shopping Mall.

He runs the LuLu Hypermarket chain and he was ranked first in the Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 100 Indian Business Owners in the Arab World in 2018.