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'''Rizwan Sajan''' is [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]-based [[Non-Resident Indian]] businessman and the founder of Danube Group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rizwan Sajan|work=Arabian Businesses|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/lists/462812-indian-power-list-2021-rizwan-sajan|access-date=2023-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-01 |title=Danube founder finds his dream in Dubai |work=Arab News|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1294891/lifestyle|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
'''Rizwan Sajan''' is [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]-based [[Non-Resident Indian]] businessman and the founder of Danube Group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rizwan Sajan|work=Arabian Businesses|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/lists/462812-indian-power-list-2021-rizwan-sajan|access-date=2023-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-01 |title=Danube founder finds his dream in Dubai |work=Arab News|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1294891/lifestyle|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Adeola |first=Ogechi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V0hxEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&hl=en |title=Marketing Communications and Brand Development in Emerging Markets Volume II: Insights for a Changing World |last2=Hinson |first2=Robert E. |last3=Sakkthivel |first3=A. M. |date=2022-05-24 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-95581-6 |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
In 2023 Sajan donated AED 5 million towards the UAE Government's 1 Billion Meals Endowment Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-03-29 |title=Dubai: Danube Group donates Dh5 million to '1 Billion Meals' campaign|work=Khaleej Times|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-danube-group-donates-dh5-million-to-1-billion-meals-campaign|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref> He founded the Danube Welfare Center, which works to train unskilled workers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-03-29 |title=Danube Welfare Centre: Unskilled workers in Dubai find way to a better life|work=Gulf News|url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/danube-welfare-centre-unskilled-workers-in-dubai-find-way-to-a-better-life-1.1164325|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref>
In 2023 Sajan donated AED 5 million towards the UAE Government's 1 Billion Meals Endowment Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-03-29 |title=Dubai: Danube Group donates Dh5 million to '1 Billion Meals' campaign|work=Khaleej Times|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-danube-group-donates-dh5-million-to-1-billion-meals-campaign|access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref> He founded the Danube Welfare Center, which works to train unskilled workers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-29 |title=Danube Welfare Centre: Unskilled workers in Dubai find way to a better life |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/danube-welfare-centre-unskilled-workers-in-dubai-find-way-to-a-better-life-1.1164325 |access-date=2023-09-14 |work=Gulf News}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==

Revision as of 05:14, 15 December 2023

Rizwan Sajan
Born1963
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and Founder of Danube Group

Rizwan Sajan is UAE-based Non-Resident Indian businessman and the founder of Danube Group.[1][2][3]

Early life

Rizwan was born to a middle-class family in Mumbai, Maharashtra,[4] and started his career as a street vendor to support his family. After his father's death, at the age of 18, Sajan went to work at his uncle's building materials shop in Kuwait. The Gulf War in 1991 forced him to return to Mumbai.[5][6]

Career

Sajan is the founder and chairman of Danube Group, a conglomerate consisting of various subsidiaries.[7] He was involved in the work to introduce the Filmfare Awards to the Middle East.[8] In 2021 he announced construction of a residential tower 'Fashionz' in collaboration with FashionTV,[9] and later they started the Middle East's largest indoor sports facility, Danube Sports World.[10]

Philanthropy

In 2023 Sajan donated AED 5 million towards the UAE Government's 1 Billion Meals Endowment Initiative.[11] He founded the Danube Welfare Center, which works to train unskilled workers.[3][12]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Rizwan Sajan". Arabian Businesses. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Danube founder finds his dream in Dubai". Arab News. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Adeola, Ogechi; Hinson, Robert E.; Sakkthivel, A. M. (24 May 2022). Marketing Communications and Brand Development in Emerging Markets Volume II: Insights for a Changing World. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-95581-6.
  4. ^ "Indian Rich List 2018: Rizwan Sajan". Arabian Business. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "From street vendor to Rs 18000 crore net worth: Meet Rizwan Sajan, one of the richest Indians in UAE". DNA India. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "कभी गलियों में घूमकर बेचते थे छोटी-छोटी चीजें, आज 1.3 अरब डॉलर की कंपनी के मालिक हैं रिजवान साजन". MoneyControl (in Hindi). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Video: Danube owner Rizwan Sajan, from street vendor to UAE-based multi-billionaire". Gulf News. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet the man behind Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night in Dubai: Rizwan Sajan". Gulf News. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Danube Properties launches Dubai's first FashionTV-branded residential tower". Khaleej Times. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Danube Sports World will open its doors soon". Gulf Today. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Dubai: Danube Group donates Dh5 million to '1 Billion Meals' campaign". Khaleej Times. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Danube Welfare Centre: Unskilled workers in Dubai find way to a better life". Gulf News. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  13. ^ "MRM Awards: UAE best businesses honoured". Khaleej Times. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Winners of Dubai Quality Award". Government of Dubai. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  15. ^ "APEA Alumni". APEA Asia. 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Rizwan Sajan". www.arabianbusiness.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  17. ^ "WINNERS OF MOST ADMIRED LEADERS ASIA 2017-18". BARC Asia. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  18. ^ "ET Global Indian Leaders 2022 recognised entrepreneurial excellence across industries". Economic Times. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Indian Leaders in UAE". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Success Stories of Entrepreneurs in the UAE". UAE Gov. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Top Indian Business Leaders In The Middle East 2021". Frobes Middle East. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Icons of the UAE honoured in Dubai". Khaleej Times. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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