Dr K T Mohamed Rabeeh Rabeeullah, a prominent Indian businessman in the Gulf region, has received a prestigious award for his outstanding contributions to the community and humanitarian services.
The award — Pravasi Bharathiya Samman — was presented by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee during the concluding ceremony of a conference of Indian expatriates in Kochi, Kerala. Fourteen other prominent Non-Resident Indians also received the award.
Dr Rabeeullah, who is chairman of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group, runs a number of Medical Centres in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. The group employs more than 4,000 people from different countries, including 700 doctors.
“The contributions made by Rabeeullah in making healthcare affordable and available to ordinary people have been immense,” said one of his friends. “It was he who literally opened the doors of super-specialty healthcare to ordinary people working in the Gulf,” he added.
Starting with a tiny clinic 30 years ago, the group today offers its services through 25 healthcare centres and hospitals and as many pharmacies in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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