Paras Shahdadpuri

Paras Shahdadpuri is an Indian businessman based in Dubai, where he is the founder and chairman of the Nikai Group, a diversified trading and consumer-electronics conglomerate. Before entering business he served as a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service, including a posting as Economic and Commercial Head at the Indian mission in Libya, after which he turned to entrepreneurship.

He moved to Dubai in 1987 and built the Nikai Group into a conglomerate spanning electronics and home appliances, information technology, general trading and food. Its flagship Nikai consumer-electronics brand offers more than 400 products and is exported to around 60 countries, and the group employs over 5,000 people, making it one of the better-known Indian-founded enterprises in the Gulf.

Shahdadpuri has been active in the Indian expatriate community in the UAE, serving as president of the Dubai-based Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) across two terms. He supports special-needs and community institutions including the Dubai Autism Center, the Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs and the Rashid Centre. His recognitions include the Bharat Shiromani Award and the CEO International Achievement Award, and Forbes Middle East has ranked him among the top Indian business leaders in the Middle East.

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