Suhail Galadari

Suhail Galadari

Suhail Galadari
Born (1977-07-08)8 July 1977
Karachi, Pakistan
Residence Dubai, UAE
Citizenship Emirati
Education St. Edwards School
Al Mawakeb School (Dubai)
Brighton College (London)
Occupation Director of "Galadari Brothers LLC"
Known for Investments, industry, media outlets (most notably Khaleej Times)
Relatives Abdul latif Al Galadari (father)

Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari (Arabic: سهيل عبد اللطيف جلداري‎) is a UAE businessman born on 8 July 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a shareholder via Galadari Printing and Publishing in the UAE prominent English-language newspaper Khaleej Times[1][2] which was founded in 1978 in Dubai, UAE with extensive readership and pan-Arab presence in print media. The UAE government holds a 30% stake in the paper.

Galadari Brothers LLC has investments in print and online media in the Middle East. Other companies under the Galadari Group in the UAE include Mazda UAE,[3][4] Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Galadari Sri Lanka Hotel, Galadari Construction, JCB General heavy equipment. It also invests in Galadari Cement in Karachi, Pakistan. Suhail Galadari is also founder of the trading company "Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari Trading Establishment".[5] headquartered in Dubai, UAE.[6] He has also invited many Bollywood stars to UAE due to their popularity in the region.[7]

He has been presented a book from Zakir Naik in a ceremony.[8] Suhail inaugurated the state-of-the-art Mazda showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road which strengthened the tie between Galadari Automobiles Co. Ltd. and Mazda Motor Corporation.[9][10]

Personal life

Galadari is the eldest son of the late Abdul Latif Al Galadari[11] from UAE and Mrs. Galadari from Peshawar, Pakistan. He studied in St. Edwards School and in Al Mawakeb School in Dubai completing his education at Brighton College in London, England. An avid sportsman, he participated in the UAE snooker championships (1994 to 2000).

He is an avid supporter of Bollywood film industry and the stars. He and his newspaper have been close to the industry and the stars. Bollywood megastars like Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan often visit him in the headquarters of Khaleej Times.[12] Akshay Kumar, Kajal, Anupam Kher promote Special Chabbis in Dubai with Galadari and his newspaper.[13] He welcomed Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in Khaleej Times headquarter on 7 November 2009.[14][15] Films and songs in Bollywood has featured his newspaper and he has also granted the permission to use his SL65 Black Series for movies.[16]

On the AIBA awards 2015 in Dubai, Mr. Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari, Director of Galadari Brothers, gave away the award for Best Supporting Actor to Inaamulhaq for Filmistaan.[17]

References

Suhail Galadari (right) with Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan (left)
  1. ↑ "About us". Khaleej Times.
  2. ↑ "Khaleej Times lauds Emirates business Icon Sohail Alzarooni - Pakistan Press International".
  3. ↑ "Galadari Automobiles opens House of Mazda showroom" (in Arabic). Khaleej Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ↑ ME Newswire: كلداري للسيارات تفتتح قاعة العرض المتطورة "بيت مازدا" (Arabic)
  5. ↑ "SUHAIL ABDULLATIF GALADARI TRADING EST. - United Arab Emirates Business Directory".
  6. ↑ TradeBanq: Suhail Abdullatif Galadari Trading - Company Description
  7. ↑ "Stars Unlimited - Glam meets newsies". wknd. Magazine. 14 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Image - Format - Dr Zakir Naik :: Question & Answer -Unofficial Website-".
  9. ↑ "Dh120million facility marks milestone in GAL-Mazda ties - Khaleej Times".
  10. ↑ "Galadari Brothers Group - Galadari Automobiles inaugurates state-of-the-art house of Mazda Showroom".
  11. ↑ Gulf News: Abdul Latif Ebrahim Galadari passes away
  12. ↑ "suhail galadari - Google".
  13. ↑ "Kajal - PINKVILLA".
  14. ↑ "Play - Suhail-galadari-with-saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-in-dubai".
  15. ↑ http://www.pakistan.tv/videos-suhail-galadari-with-saif-ali-khan-%5BncvSmgUzFco%5D.cfm
  16. ↑ OFFICIAL: 'Satakli' FULL VIDEO Song - Happy New Year - Shah Rukh Khan - Sukhwinder Singh. 11 November 2014 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ http://khaleejtimes.com/wknd/wknd_article.asp?section=wkndtopstories&xfile=/data/wkndtopstoriesnew/2015/June/wkndtopstoriesnew_June6.xml

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