M A Yousuf Ali
Encyclopedia
M. A. Yousuf Ali is a Non-resident Indian businessman hailing from Nattika
in Thrissur district
of Kerala
. He is the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi
-headquartered EMKE Group of Companies which owns the LuLu Hypermarket chain in Middle East
. Yousuf Ali is ranked as the second richest Indian
($1.75 billion) in the Gulf
region by Arabian Business.com.
on November 15, 1955. He completed his schooling from Nattika
and moved to Gujarat where he did his diploma in Business Management & Administration. After the studies he left India
to Abu Dhabi
where his paternal uncle, M.K. Abdullah, the Chairman and the founder of the EMKE Group of Companies is doing business. He developed the import and wholesale distribution of the group and ventured in to supermarket business by launching LuLu Hypermarket. He is married to Shabira and has three daughters, Shabeena, Shafeena and Shifa.He is the member of Central Wakf Council of the Government of India; Chairman of MES Medical College; Director of Cochin International Airport
Limited; Vice-chairman of Roots-NRK Development Initiative; Chairman of Lakeshore Hospital & Research Centre, Kochi and an independent director of the Air India
.
Nattika
Nattika is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state, south India. It is centrally located about 25 km from Thrissur, Kodungallur and Guruvayur. There is a beautiful beach in this village called Nattika Beach. Nattika is on the west coast of Thrissur...
in Thrissur district
Thrissur district
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He is the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
-headquartered EMKE Group of Companies which owns the LuLu Hypermarket chain in Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Yousuf Ali is ranked as the second richest Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
($1.75 billion) in the Gulf
Gulf
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region by Arabian Business.com.
Biography
Yusuf Ali was born in Thrissur districtThrissur district
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...
on November 15, 1955. He completed his schooling from Nattika
Nattika
Nattika is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state, south India. It is centrally located about 25 km from Thrissur, Kodungallur and Guruvayur. There is a beautiful beach in this village called Nattika Beach. Nattika is on the west coast of Thrissur...
and moved to Gujarat where he did his diploma in Business Management & Administration. After the studies he left India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
where his paternal uncle, M.K. Abdullah, the Chairman and the founder of the EMKE Group of Companies is doing business. He developed the import and wholesale distribution of the group and ventured in to supermarket business by launching LuLu Hypermarket. He is married to Shabira and has three daughters, Shabeena, Shafeena and Shifa.He is the member of Central Wakf Council of the Government of India; Chairman of MES Medical College; Director of Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...
Limited; Vice-chairman of Roots-NRK Development Initiative; Chairman of Lakeshore Hospital & Research Centre, Kochi and an independent director of the Air India
Air India
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...
.