Suhail Galadari

Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari (Arabic: سهيل عبد اللطيف كلداري) (born July 8, 1977) is an Emirati businessman. He is a Co-Chairman at Galadari Brothers. He is a shareholder via Galadari Printing and Publishing in Khaleej Times, the UAE's Dubai-headquartered prominent English newspaper.[1][2]

Suhail Galadari
Emirati businessman Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari in his Dubai office in 2018. Photo courtesy: Khaleej Times
Born
Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari

(1977-07-08) 8 July 1977
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates, Emirati
EducationAl Mawakeb School (Dubai)
Brighton College (London)
OccupationDirector at Galadari Brothers
Known forInvestments, industry, media outlets (most notably Khaleej Times)
RelativesAbdul Latif Galadari (father)

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] Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Galadari Sri Lanka Hotel, Galadari Construction, JCB General heavy equipment. The group also has stakes in Galadari Cement in Karachi Pakistan. Suhail Galadari is also founder of the trading company "Suhail Abdul Latif Galadari Trading Establishment"[4] headquartered in Dubai, UAE.[5] Several top Bollywood stars have accepted his invitations to visit and perform in the UAE.[6]

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.[7][8]

Suhail lives in Dubai, UAE, and his group spearhead Khaleej Times was the media partner of Peshawar Zalmi cricket team, which won the 2017 Pakistan Super League title after defeating Quetta Gladiators in Lahore in March. Suhail Galadari also co-owns the Benoni ZALMI SA team franchise.[9]

Personal life

Suhail Galadari is the eldest son of the late Abdul Latif Al Galadari.[10] He completed a part of his education in Dubai (UAE) and London (UK).

Bollywood actors like Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan often visit him in the Dubai headquarters of Khaleej Times.[11] Akshay Kumar, Kajal, Anupam Kher promoted Special 26 movie in Dubai with Galadari and his newspaper.[12] He welcomed Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in Khaleej Times headquarters on 7 November 2009.[13][14] Bollywood films and Indian music videos have featured his newspaper and its website and he has also granted permission to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan to use his SL65 Black Series in the film Happy New Year.[15]

References

Suhail Galadari (right) hands over the Best Actor (Critics Choice) Male award to Amitabh Bachchan for the film Piku at TOIFA
Suhail Galadari hands over the Asian Icon of the Year Award to Kareena Kapoor Khan
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