Chairman

Mr. Kiran Asher, the founder-partner & group managing director heads eleven companies in Oman, UAE and India. Under his visionary leadership Al Ansari Group’s diversified activities include contracting, trading and marketing, manufacturing and services etc.

Asher is actively associated with Indian associations in Oman — Indian Merchants’ community, Indian Social Club, India Economy Forum and Indian Schools in Oman.

• Ex-chairman of the Indian Schools in Oman.
• Ex-chairman of the education cell of Indian Merchants’ community, he also manages temples in Oman.
• He is Board Member of the Oman Cricket Club.
• Senior Management Committee Member of the Indian Merchants Association.

Involved in establishing fraternity of Indian Businessmen at JAFZA (Jebel Ali Free Zone), Dubai which is responsible to act in close co-ordination between the free zone management and the fraternity of Indian business institutions in the free zone.

He also provides financial support to many NGOs in India for the noble activities they are doing and thus known as the “man to turn to in despair ”

A B. Tech (Hons) engineering and management graduate, United Kingdom.

Managing Director

Mr. Yusuf Esmailji Nalwalla, is the joint managing director of Al Ansari Group of Companies. Under his able leadership, Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC., was registered as an “Excellent Grade” Company with the Chamber of Commerce and Tender Board of Sultanate of Oman.

• Al Ansari Trading Enterprise:
  It is involved in building construction and infrastructure work for sewage and water transmission including pipe-line network. The largest contract handled is worth US $50 million.


• Al Ansari Contractors:
  This unit of the group handles the electro-mechanical contracts in the building construction industry.


• Al Manhal Agricultural & Technical Works LLC:
  Landscaping and irrigation work for the parks, buildings and municipalities.


• Al Ansari Steel & Wood Works:
  Rebar factory for deforming steel bars. Trading building material and deformed bars


• UEM Al Ansari Projects:
  Water and sewage treatment works of the projects undertaken by the Group is handled by this division.


• Natural Stone Company LLC
  A joint venture of Al Ansari & Bramco of Bahrain. Usage of natural stone brings grace to many architectural wonders. He is also actively associated with various business forums and social organizations which include:
  • Director for Essenco – a leading plumbing company in India.
  • Member of managing committee of MES MF High Technical Vocational Training Institute and founder of the "Yusuf Nalwala Center for Plumbing, Kerala” managed by this institute. Socially involved as the chairman of the Board of Directors of all the Indian Schools in the Sultanate of Oman governing 15 schools providing education to 32000 students in Sultanate of Oman since April 2005.

Executive Director

Mr. T.P. Prakasan an alumni of Regional Engineering College (REC), Calicut graduated as an Electrical Engineer in 1988. He is a Board member of AAPT India as Executive Director. He carries a rich experience of over 21 years in the electrical industry having worked in Grasim Industries Ltd, AEG-NGEF Ltd, Sterling & Wilson Ltd and ABB Ltd. (Bangalore). He has handled various functions like project management, procurement, marketing, business unit management etc.