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Introduction :
A native of Kerala's Thalikulam,Ali reached the Gulf in 1970 when
he was 22,clutchinfg a diploma in Civil Engineering.
Career :
Mohamed Ali left a sinecure at Coastial, a large Europian oil
company in Dubai, to join a little known construction firm in
Oman.His harwork has made Galfar Engineering and Construction the
largest in the desert counry today. He was the first employee at
Galfar Engineering and Construction which began with 4 others in
1972.
Milestone :
The $250 million Galfar empire has interests in oil drilling,
construction dams, ports, stadiums, pipelines, airports, highways
etc. and employs 14,000 people.It ahs spread its activities to
Brunei, UAE, Quatar and Yemen. An amusement park, a conventional
centre and a star hotel are being built in Kerala.
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