Indian expat Suresh Pavaiah received the ultimate birthday gift when he won the Dh3 million DSF Grand Prize in the latest Dream Dubai campaign. Originally from Tamil Nadu, India, the 45-year-old has been residing in the UAE since 2006. With his newfound fortune, he now plans to fulfill his long-time dream of launching a technical…
Peer Mohammad Adam, a 41-year-old Indian expat, has become the first-ever winner of the Dh1 million UAE Lottery prize. Adam, who works as a senior electrician with a public utility company in Dubai, entered the draw with a group of 20 friends. “We decided to pool our money and buy tickets together. This was my…
Haji Jamaluddin, a 90-year-old Indian expatriate, continues to actively oversee the operations of Crescent English High School in Dubai, which he founded in 1984. His mission was simple: to provide affordable education for low- and middle-income families who would otherwise have limited access to quality schooling. Over the years, Crescent has become one of the…
Indian expat K.P. Mohammed, 72, quietly celebrated a milestone in his life this month: He commemorated 50 years of living in Dubai, which he has been calling home since he arrived on October 19, 1974. Coming from his hometown in the Indian state of Kerala, at the age of 22, Mohammed arrived on a visa…