Thumbay Moideen

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Thumbay Moideen

Thumbay Moideen
Born 23rd March, 1957
Thumbay,
Managalore,
Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Founder President of Thumbay Group
Net worth IncreaseUS$ 340 million (2013)[1]
Religion Islam
Spouse(s) Zohra Moideen
Children Akbar Moideen Thumbay
Akram Moideen Thumbay
[2]

Thumbay Moideen, a third generation entrepreneur hailing from Mangalore, India is the Founder President of Thumbay Group.[3] Established in 1997, the U.A.E. based Thumbay Group initially evolved as a major healthcare player in the region and has since ventured into Education, Healthcare, Research, Diagnostics, Insurance services, Health Communications, Trading, Retail, Hospitality, Real Estate and Publishing.

Early Years

Born to Mr. Ahamed Hajee Mohiudeen and Mrs. Bee Fathima Ahmed Hajee on the 23rd of March, 1957, in the town of Thumbay, located at Mangalore, Karnataka, India. A third generation business entrepreneur hailing from a well-known business family from Mangalore, Moideen took to business at the young age of 21 years,[3] and demonstrated his business acumen right from the beginning. Handling the mantle of the large business house established by his father in 1957, he took the businesses to great heights within a few years. He is married to Zohra Moideen and has two sons, Akbar Moideen Thumbay and Akram Moideen Thumbay.[2]

Career

H.E Shri Vayalar Ravi, Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India (centre) seen with H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi,Member of the Supreme Council, UAE and Ruler of Ajman (right) and Thumbay Moideen (left) during his visit to Gulf Medical University and Ajman Ruler's Court

Drawn by the U.A.E’s exponential growth and its investor-friendly policies, Moideen brought the family business to the Gulf with the launch of The Thumbay Group,UAE in 1997. He was the first expatriate to be invited by the Rulers of Ajman to start a medical college in U.A.E., as there was no existing set-up to cater to the needs of the students to pursue higher education in medicine and healthcare sciences in the private sector.[3] Thus, his first venture Gulf Medical University was established which ultimately became a destination for medical education not only for local students, but to students from over 67 countries.[3][4]

Starting with establishment of his corporate firm, Thumbay Group in 1997, he set up business operations in 13 sectors over the course of 16 years.[3] Today, the Group has developed into a business conglomerate with diversified interests in hospitals, medical centres, diagnostic centres, healthclubs, pharmacies, retail outlets, coffee shoppes and nutrition stores spread out across the Emirates.[3][4] The organization employs more than 2200 employees in the UAE. Presently Thumbay Group is listed among the “Top 100 Companies making an impact in the Arab World” by Forbes Middle East.[5]

Organisation and Community Leaderships

In addition to his business activities, Thumbay Moideen is on board as an active office bearer and in advisory capacity in various associations and organizations. His other portfolios include:

Awards and Recognition

Thumbay Moideen (right) receiving Forbes ME 'Top 100 Indian Leaders in the UAE’ special award for his contribution in the field of healthcare from H.E. Dr.Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Government of India (left) and Dr. Nasser Bin Aqeel Al Tayyar, President of Arab Publisher House, UAE(centre)
  • Thumbay Moideen listed and honored amongst “Top 100 Indian Leaders in the UAE“ by Forbes Middle East in recognition for his contribution to the advancement of healthcare in the region.[3][5]
  • Thumbay Moideen listed and honored amongst “Arabian Business Indian Power List 2013“ by Arabian Business Magazine – ITP Publishing Group[1][3]
  • THUMBAY Group listed amongst the “Top 100 Companies making an impact in the Arab World” by Forbes Middle East.[3][5]
  • Thumbay Moideen has been featured in the GCC’s 50 Richest Indians list (2013) by Arabian Business Magazine – ITP Publishing Group.[1]
  • Thumbay Moideen has been featured amongst the influential Indians in the UAE in the Special Report of Gulf News Focus.[3][6]
  • Thumbay Moideen’s accomplishments were featured as “Cover Story” in the International Indian Magazine in April 2011 issue.[3][7]
  • Year 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Thumbay Moideen has been featured among the top 100 most influential Indians in the Middle East (as per the survey undertaken by The Arabian Business Magazine – ITP Publishing Group).[1]
  • Conferred with Honorary Fellowship of International Medical Science Academy (IMSA).
  • Recipient of NGI Excellence Award 2012 at the Global Indian Business Meet (GIBM), New York, U.S.A.[3][8]
  • Recipient of ‘CEO of the Year – Education’ Award 2012 by the ITP Publishing Group, UAE.[3][9]
  • Honored at the House of Lords, U.K. for invaluable contributions in the fields of Healthcare and Medical Education.[3]
  • Recipient of “Mayura Award” for ‘Achievements in the field of Medical Education & Healthcare’ by Karnataka Sangha, Sharjah.[3]
  • Recipient of Best Achievement in the field of Medical Education & Healthcare Award which was awarded by H.H Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman – U.A.E.[3]

Conferences and Seminars

Thumbay Moideen has been a reputed Speaker at various conferences and seminars held in America, Europe, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.[10]

  • 3rd National Conference on Healthcare Leadership, 2009 conducted by Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore and Padmashree Group, College of Hospital Administration, Bangalore, India on the 14th of March 2009.
  • 4th Annual Healthcare Expansion Middle East Congress held in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. on 26th-27 May 2009.
  • 4th German-Arab Health Forum 2009, in Hamburg, Germany on 21 – 22 October 2009.
  • Bio-Health Mauritius 2009 Conference held on the 8th of December 2009 at Mauritius.
  • IFC – World Bank Conference on ‘The Investing in People: Scaling up the Education of Health Professionals in Africa’ held on 31 March 2010 in Washington DC, U.S.A.
  • Keynote Speaker at Middle East Healthcare Innovations Summit held between 25 – 26 April 2010 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
  • Keynote speaker for “MENA Healthcare Infrastructure Investment & Finance Summit 2010” scheduled for 27 and 28 October 2010 in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Speaker for 2nd International Temos Conference on "Healthcare Abroad & Health Tourism on Challenges of Establishing a Private Medical University and A Private Teaching Hospital in the Gulf held from November 14–16, 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
  • Panelist/Speaker at the eHealth - Healthcare Leaders Forum held at Claridges Hotel, New Delhi on the 14th of March, 2011.
  • Invited speaker at the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) XVI Triennial Conference, the World Congress of University Presidents, Rectors and Vice-Chancellors held on June 17 – 20, 2011 at New York USA.
  • Invited Guest/Speaker on “Creating Trend Setting Brands” at the 02nd Franchise UAE, 2011, an International Franchise, Retail & Business Opportunity Show held at Crown Plaza Hotel, Dubai on 1 October 2011.
  • Invited Speaker at Mediconex Cairo Health – Health Finance & Investment Forum held in Cairo, Egypt from 18 to 20 April 2012.
  • Speaker on ‘Creating Trend Setting Brands’ at the Interactive Seminar on Muslim Business – Best Practices, Growth & Continuity” held in Durban, South Africa on the 05th of May, 2012.
  • Invited Speaker at the ‘2nd Leaders in Healthcare Conference’ held at Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa on the 09th of May, 2012.
  • Speaker in ‘Leaders in Healthcare- Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East 2012, Exhibition & Congress’ held from the 04th to 06th of June, 2012 at The Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai – U.A.E.
  • Invited Panel Sessions Speaker in "The Global Health Economics Forum" held on the 27th of June, 2012 at the Hague, Netherlands.
  • Speaker on ‘Creating Trend Setting Brands’ at the Global Indian business Meet (GIBM) held in New York, USA on the 22nd of September 2012.
  • Speaker at the ‘Education Investment MENA’ held at Movenpick in JBR, Dubai from the 08th to 10 October 2012.
  • 13th AUAP-UKM General Conference on “Unlocking the Wealth of Universities: Academic Entrepreneurship” held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4–7 December 2012.
  • Invited Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Cooperation in Higher education within the EURAS held under the auspices of the Eurasian Universities Union (EURAS) on the 9th and 10 May 2013 at the Florya Campus of Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Philanthropic Activities

His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of the Republic of India (right) seen with Thumbay Moideen during the inauguration of Gulf Medical University's New Information and Learning Centre)
Thumbay Moideen is involved with various philanthropic & community services.

Some of his notable social activities include:

  • Support for poor and needy couples for their marriages.
  • Support for economically backward Indians in India and U.A.E. who wished to perform Hajj pilgrimage.
  • Setting up of a unique Patient Affairs Department in GMC Hospitals to identify poor patients who deserved free or subsidized healthcare. As a human endeavour, GMC Hospitals in UAE regularly conducts free health camps on eye care, dental, diabetic among other commonly prevalent diseases. More than 500,000 people have benefited from these free health camps.
  • Offers free scholarships to the deserving Indian and foreign students who wish to pursue their higher education at Gulf Medical University, UAE through the Care & Share Program at Thumbay Group.

Thumbay Foundation

The THUMBAY Foundation is a charitable trust established by Thumbay Moideen to support charitable activities in healthcare & education through scholarships, grants, bursaries, awards, fellowships, endowments, donations and other forms of financial assistance to students pursuing any level of education or training in any educational or training institutions or establishments or otherwise in such manner as may be decided by the Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "50 Richest Indians in the GCC". ArabianBusiness.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unadkat, Vignesh. "Mr. Thumbay Moideen Mangalorean Star April, 2020 Mangalorean.com". 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Thumbay, Website. "Thumbay.com". 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Thumbay Group among Forbes ME 'Top 100' in Arab world". Daijiworld.com. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Top 100 Indian Leaders in UAE". ForbesMiddleEast.com. June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  6. ↑ "The influentials". Gulf News. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  7. ↑ "Cover Story". International Indian. April 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  8. ↑ Kumar, mritunjay. "GREAT EXPECTATIONS". 
  9. ↑ "CEO AWARDS MiddleEast". ArabianBusiness.com. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-08-23. 
  10. ↑ Thumbay Group, News. "Thumbay.com". 

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