THE REAL ESTATE TYCOON OF DUBAI - MR RIZWAN SAJAN, THE LEGEND BEHIND DANUBE GROUP

Описание: From the slums of Mumbai to the skyline of Dubai — this is the extraordinary journey of Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman of Danube Group, one of the most powerful real estate and business brands in the Middle East.

Born and raised in the slums of Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Rizwan Sajan grew up in a low-income household where survival itself was a daily challenge. At just 16 years old, tragedy struck when he lost his father. Forced to drop out of college, he took on the responsibility of supporting his family—selling firecrackers, books, and later manufacturing box files just to make ends meet.

At 18, Sajan took a bold leap of faith and moved to Kuwait, working in his uncle’s building materials trading shop. Starting as a helper, he rose to become a manager through sheer grit and determination. But fate tested him again during the 1990 Gulf War, when the invasion of Kuwait wiped out everything he had built, forcing him to return to India with nothing.

Refusing to give up, Rizwan Sajan moved to Dubai in 1993 and started Danube Group with just one employee—his wife. What began as a small trading firm slowly evolved into a diversified business empire, spanning building materials, home interiors, and real estate through brands like Danube Home and Danube Properties.

In 2014, he disrupted Dubai’s real estate market with the revolutionary “1% payment plan,” making luxury homes accessible to middle-income buyers. This single idea transformed property ownership in Dubai and earned him the title “Dubai’s 1% Man.” To date, Danube has delivered over 15,000 homes across the city.

The episode also explores why Dubai is one of the world’s best destinations for entrepreneurs—ease of doing business, global access, visionary leadership, and policy support—and how Sajan leveraged this ecosystem to scale his dream.

A defining highlight of his journey is his collaboration with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, where Danube named an iconic tower after the legendary actor—an intersection of branding, ambition, and global influence.

Today, Rizwan Sajan is a self-made billionaire who continues to credit his success to hard work, resilience, and an unshakable belief that failure is only a lesson, never the end.

In this episode of Spark – Coffee with Shamim, Rizwan Sajan shares his raw struggles, bold decisions, lessons from failure, why Dubai rewards dreamers, and what it truly takes to build a billion-dollar business from scratch.

This is not just a business story—it’s a masterclass in resilience, vision, and believing big.

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