Azad Moopen Explained

Azad Moopen
Birth Date:1953 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kalpakanchery, Kerala, India
Nationality:Indian

Azad Moopen (born 15 April 1953) is an Indian healthcare entrepreneur. He is the developer of many healthcare facilities in Asia-Pacific. He is also the chairman and managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, a healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and India founded in 1987.[1]

Early life and education

Azad Moopen was born on 28 July 1953 in the Indian village Kalpakanchery in Malappuram district of Kerala.[2] [3] He was son of Late Mandayapurath Ahmed Unni Moopen, a noble, freedom fighter and social leader. He did his Primary School education from GVHSS Kalpakanchery, Azad Moopen is a gold medalist in MBBS and a Post Graduate in General Medicine from Government Medical College, Kozhikode in Kerala. He is also a Diploma holder in Chest Diseases from Delhi University India.

Family

Moopen is married to Naseera Azad and has three daughters - Alisha Moopen, Ziham Moopen and Zeba Moopen.[4]

Career

Moopen started his career in 1982 as a Medical Lecturer at Government Medical College, Kozhikode but decided to relocate to Dubai in 1987.

Starting with a single-doctor clinic in Dubai in 1987, Aster DM Healthcare grew into a global healthcare conglomerate of more than 377 facilities spread across eight countries[5] in a span of 34 years.

Aster DM Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare service providers in the GCC and India. Along with providing medical care to millions across many countries, Aster DM Healthcare now provides direct employment to more than 20,500 people which includes approximately 2,998 doctors and counting.[6]

Healthcare development in India

Moopen has been involved in the development of healthcare facilities in India. MIMS hospitals directly employ about 3,000 people.

He participated in establishing the 600-bed tertiary care Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) hospital at Kozhikode in Kerala in 2001. This was the first multi-specialty hospital in India to receive National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers accreditation in 2007. The second 150-bed MIMS hospital was set up at Kottakkal in Malappuram district in 2009.

MIMS Charitable Trust under his leadership established a rural health centre at the backward Vazhayur Panchayat near Kozhikode in 2008 and adopted 7,000 BPL members for comprehensive free out-patient and in-patient care. The trust is adopting the BPL population in the three wards around MIMS in the Corporation of Kozhikode and also plans to conduct a breast and cervical cancer screening programme.

Other activities

Moopen was the Gulf area convener of the Malabar Airport Development Action Committee, which spearheaded the efforts for the establishment of Kozhikode International Airport through a public–private partnership initiative in the 1990s. This is the first airport set up with such private participation in the country. He is the founding chairman of the Association of Kerala Medical Graduates and the Association of Indian Muslims in the UAE. He is also one of the promoters of Credence High School, Dubai, a secondary school he co-founded along with others in 2014.[7] [8]

Moopen is the vice chairman of the Social Advancement Foundation of India. He is involved with the charities Aster DM Foundation and Dr. Moopen Family Foundation.[9]

IPO listing

In February 2018, Aster DM Healthcare announced its initial Public Offer IPO and had fixed a price Rs 180 to Rs 190 for the public offer.[10] Azad Moopen believes the company will take a decision later to seek listing on other exchanges like London or Dubai.[11]

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We are looking at a turnover of $1B by 2017: Azad Moopen, chairman of Aster DM Healthcare . VC Circle . 12 February 2014 . 5 May 2014 . Jagwani, Lohit . 5 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505162506/http://www.vccircle.com/news/healthcare-services/2014/02/12/we-are-looking-turnover-1b-2017-azad-moopen-chairman-aster-dm . dead .
  2. Web site: Sky is the Limit . The Financial Express. 8 July 2014.
  3. Web site: UAE-based Indian entrepreneur offers jobs to rescued nurses . 7 July 2014 . 8 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Thomas. Prince Mathews. Kerala doc's Gulf-returned medical empire. 2021-12-13. @businessline. en.
  5. Web site: Aster DM Healthcare . Asterdmhealthcare.com . 2016-03-31 . 2016-12-01.
  6. Web site: Aster DM Healthcare Announces 100 percent Legal Ownership of its Business in Dubai . Business Wire . 2020-02-14 . 2020-02-14.
  7. News: UAE Minister of Education Opens Credence High School to New Academic year . 2018-04-30 . en-US.
  8. News: Dubai's new Indian school boasts cutting-edge infrastructure . The National . 2018-04-30 . en.
  9. Web site: Dr Azad Moopen honoured with life time achievement award . Khaleej Times. 21 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721131039/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/corporate/dr-azad-moopen-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award . 21 July 2019 . dead . 22 April 2020 .
  10. Web site: 20 June 2017 . Inaugural Aster DM Healthcare Unveils Global Volunteers Programme To Mark 30 Years . 20 June 2017 . Medical Dialogues.
  11. Web site: Aster DM Healthcare eyes listing in Dubai or London . The National .
  12. Web site: India confers Padma Shri on Dr Moopen . Khaleej Times. 26 January 2011 . 5 May 2014.
  13. Web site: Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award . The Government of India . 5 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505110411/http://moia.gov.in/writereaddata/pdf/recipients_2003_2013.pdf . 5 May 2014 .
  14. Web site: Arab Health - Winners of 2010 . 2010-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019081451/http://arabhealthonline.com/Awards/Winners-of-2010/ . 19 October 2010.
  15. Web site: Dr. Azad Moopen conferred 'Best Doctor Award' - Zawya . www.zawya.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718153427/http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090707111837?en . 18 July 2011 . dead.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Indian Leaders in UAE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172839/http://english.forbesmiddleeast.com/details.php?list=44480&row=3869 . 5 May 2014 . 5 May 2014 . Forbes.
  17. Web site: Global Kerala Initiative – Keraleeyam . Keraleeyam.in . 2016-12-01.
  18. Web site: Archive News . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108135253/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/07/stories/2009030756461700.htm . dead . 2012-11-08 . . 2009-03-07 . 2016-12-01.
  19. News: 10th FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards conferred to 16 healthcare professionals, institutions - Medical Dialogues. 2018-08-31. Medical Dialogues. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  20. Web site: Dr Azad Moopen honoured with lifetime achievement award . Khaleej Times. 2019-07-21.
  21. Web site: The best of the best: All the major award winners from 2019 . Arabian Business . 2020-01-01.
  22. Web site: Dr Azad Moopen gets fellowship from UK's Royal College of Physicians . Khaleej Times. 2019-10-24.
  23. Web site: Dr. Azad Moopen receives Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gulf Indian Leadership Summit 2018. Zawya MENA . 2018-06-26.
  24. Web site: 100 Inspiring Leaders in the Middle East. Arabian Business.
  25. Web site: Aster's Azad Moopen: 'Charity work led me to UAE, now I'm a billionaire'. Gulf News . 2019-01-15.
  26. Web site: Management. Aster DM Healthcare.

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