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INDIAN ACES POWERED BY:

B Syed
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D Tahir
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F Ali
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Entrepreneur and industrialist
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VARIOUS
I Energy
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AFTER RECEIVING A DEGREE IN
S mechanical engineering from India’s
Nagpur University, Ali began a career
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working as a graduate for Voltas Ltd,
U one of India’s leading multinational
companies. Soon after, though, Ali
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decided to follow the entrepreneurial
W route by launching an electrical panel-
building workshop in Mumbai which
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then developed humidifiers and other
Y industrial products.
In 2000, he began a project to
Z construct a widely praised Dubai
pharmaceutical factory, and soon
after began manufacturing power and
distribution transformers, including
the highest rated (230kV/63MVA)
transformer in the entire Middle East.
Additionally, he diversified by starting
a mechanical, electrical and plumbing
(MEP) contracting company which
worked on a number of high-profile
projects including the Hazza bin Zayed
Stadium in Al Ain, which became an
instant landmark in the city.
More recently, Ali founded a silico
composite insulator manufacturing
factory in China, and has also
established a number of schools and
funds to help youngsters in India pursue
secondary and tertiary education.
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