About the author

Shamim Yusuf Kalarikkal, born in Dubai on December 2, 1971, the same day of the UAE’s Foundation, is a management expert in property management, facility management and hospitality sector. He is currently associated with Al Nahda Centre, part of the Regency Group, Dubai, as General Manager.

His more than 20 years of professional engagement has sharpened skills in team building, performance management, strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting initiatives. He possesses working experience from India, Malaysia, Qatar and the UAE.

Having born in Dubai, that too on the National Day of the UAE, Shamim has always had a special bonding with Dubai.

His father late Haji Kalarikkal Abdurahiman Yusuf was a lawyer practising in Kerala, India, before serving in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Dubai.

Shamim lives in Dubai with his mother Saheeda Yusuf, wife Zainab Saidali and three children: Fiza Zulaikha, Zayed Rahman and Muhammad Hamdan, and brother Shaheen and family.