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                                                                                   three Khans of Bollywood. Parvez Khan
                                              Khan                                 launched Royal Estate By Shahrukh    Q
                                                                                   Khan in Dubai, working very closely
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                                                                                   with the Badshah of Bollywood. He
                                                                                   also has close ties with Sohail Khan
                                                                                   and produced Salman Khan’s Jai Ho.   R
                                              Chairman                               Another feather in his cap is the
                                              PACIFIC VENTURES                     formation of the Pacific Sports Club   S
                                              Real estate                          and his association with former Indian   T
                                                                                   captain, MS Dhoni. The club owns all
                                                                                   rights to MS Dhoni Cricket Academy   U
                                              DESCRIBING HIMSELF AS “AN            in UAE and will soon spread its wings   V
                                              entrepreneur at heart”, Parvez Khan has   to other Gulf countries as well as South
                                              become one of the most well-known and   Africa, UK and Canada. Since its launch   W
                                              successful developers of real estate in the   in 2017, the sports club has created a   X
                                              UAE. His company Pacific Ventures has   buzz and is one of the top-notch sports
                                              developed some of the most elite real   clubs in Dubai.                   Y
                                              estate projects in Dubai, with a portfolio   Parvez Khan, along with Sohail Khan,
                                              that is able to boast the likes of Burj   owns the Maratha Arabians team in the   Z
                                              Pacific, Pacific Edmonton Elm, Royal   fastest format of cricket ever, the T10
                                              Estate By Shahrukh Khan and Point    League, of whch he is also on the board
                                              Residencia, to name a few.           of directors. Playing for his team are
                                                The successful template for Pacific   legendary cricketers such as Virender
                                              Ventures was first established in Pune,   Sehwag, Mohammed Amir, Imad Wasim
                                              Maharashtra. Right from the company’s   and Dwayne Bravo.
                                              inception to its geographical expansion   For someone who swam against tide
                                              to the Middle East, Parvez Khan has been   following his passion, Parvez Khan has
                                              able to thrive in extremely competitive   built an empire based on hard work,
                                              markets using a combination of energy,   perseverance and dedication.
                                              enthusiasm and bold, innovative ideas.
                                              The company continues to strive to be
                                              the benchmark for innovation and a        AED2.3bn
                                              provider for cost-effective, inspirational
                                              development concepts.
                                                He is not only a passionate developer   Pacifi c Ventures’ investment in their
                                              but also an avid cricket follower, and   Royal Estates mixed-use development
                                              he is on the list of some of the very              in Dubai Investment Park

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