Rags to riches. M. V. Kunhumohamed, chairman, Jaleel Holdings, the Indian driver who became a billionaire in UAE.
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00:00I am coming from Dubai, 1969, 1st July, by countercraft.
00:09This countercraft is starting from Calicut, actually started and arrived in Oman boundary, 40 days.
00:21The countercraft, no machine.
00:24Only for air, weather, nothing for machine.
00:33We have come here, actually we are business in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, starting business, small.
00:43My father, only small shop, that newspaper agency.
00:52Here I joined my father 2 years, after he started my self business, rice.
00:58Rice business, inshallah, going up, up.
01:01We are very developed in Coimbatore.
01:04That time, our congress leader, Kamaraj Nadar,
01:16Kamaraj Nadar left congress, came again, that DMK.
01:24DMK come in for some problem in the whole area,
01:29that whole leaders, separate, separate, opening for Mandram, Tamil Mandram.
01:43They are going after our business, some problem.
01:47Before, congress party, Kamaraj Nadar time, only IAS, IPS, one friendship,
01:56very good connection, that Tamil Nadu.
01:59He has left congress party, coming for DMK, Makkal Artsy, Mandramgal, some more problem.
02:08That time, we are closing business, he left in Kerala.
02:13After, I am feeling what to do now.
02:16Some, my friend is coming to my home, he is telling me,
02:20we have some business, new country in Persia, Dubai.
02:26After, I am looking, inshallah, we will start, my friends, 3, 4, 5 friends in Kerala,
02:34going Calicut.
02:36He will arrange for 600 Indian rupees, charge for country graft.
02:41He start country graft in Calicut.
02:46He say, arrival for 40, after 40 days, in one country.
02:51After, I am feeling business, but that time business, no money.
03:00Joined for, one is Arab's home, Ras Al Khaimah.
03:04There, working for 6 months, that home.
03:08After 6 months, we are going for ruler's house.
03:12Ruler's wife, driver.
03:14Continues 4 years.
03:16After 3 years, we are starting small business in the garden, Vagicha.
03:23It is called Vagicha, it is self garden.
03:26The people is coming for outside, purchasing for tomato, watermelon.
03:31That time, I am purchasing for some watermelon, keep it outside.
03:35Some alliance party is coming, we are selling for that watermelon.
03:40After one year, we are starting small business in Dubai, same like.
03:46He is coming, Oman vegetable, Oman banana, purchasing here.
03:51Keep it, the soap, making for carpet, the banana, take for Ras Al Khaimah.
04:00That time, small business.
04:03After one year, starting business for license.
04:07That time, no license in Dubai.
04:09Every day, starting business.
04:12This also, any soap, working.
04:20No stick.
04:21After one year, we are starting business with license.
04:2570, I think 72.
04:28That time also, I am working for ruler's home.
04:33After that, we are purchasing one small vehicle.
04:36Starting business.
04:38Second vehicle, third vehicle, we are resigning for job there.
04:43That time, we have two drivers, working with our company, our business.
04:48We are paying for 200 dirham, 50 dirham driver.
04:52I am getting for 200 dirham salary in this ruler's house.
04:57After that, we are resigning, starting business.
05:01Business starting, 74.
05:07First, four employees.
05:09After one year, six employees.
05:12After some five years, 47 days.
05:16My son Samir is studying in UK.
05:20He has come back, finished education, he has come back to Dubai.
05:25That time, only 47 employees.
05:29Two, three vehicles, one car.
05:32After Samir joined, every year, going up.
05:37After 10 years, going for more than 1,000 people working.
05:42Now, Alhamdulillah, 1,600 people working here.
05:46Alhamdulillah, going company.
05:55Alhamdulillah, going company.