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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Yusuff Ali
| image = File:M. A. Yusuff Ali.jpg
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| caption = M. A. Yusuff Ali
| birth_name = Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Nattika]], [[Thrissur]], Kerala, India
| relatives = [[Shamsheer Vayalil]] (son in-law), [[Adeeb Ahamed]] (son in-law)
| occupation = Chairman and managing director of {{unbulleted list|[[Lulu Hypermarket|Lulu Group International]],|Y International<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yinternational.us.com/|title=Welcome to Y International USA|website=Y International USA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yinternational.uk.com|title=.:: Web Site Under Construction ::.|website=yinternational.uk.com}}</ref> and|[[LuLu International Shopping Mall]]}}
| net_worth = {{up}} US$4.9 billion (May 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: M.A. Yusuff Ali |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-yusuff-ali/ |website=Forbes |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
| office = Y Tower, [[Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yusuffali.com/lulu-group-moves-to-brand-new-global-headquarters-at-y-tower/ |title=Lulu group moves|website= yusuffali.com|access-date=2020-01-04}}</ref>
| spouse = Shabira Yusuff Ali
| children = 3 daughters
| parents =
| website = {{URL|http://www.yusuffali.com/ |Website }}
}}

'''Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader''', popularly known as '''Yusuff Ali M. A''' (born 15 November 1955) is a UAE-based Indian businessman and [[billionaire]]. He is the chairman and managing director of [[LuLu Group International]] that owns the LuLu Hypermarket chain worldwide and [[LuLu International Shopping Mall]]. With an annual turnover of US$7.4 billion, LuLu Group International employs the largest number of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indians outside India]].<ref name="Forbes News">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-yusuff-ali/|title=Forbes News|date=2015|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref name="Forbes Biionaires">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/ma-yusuff-ali/|title=Forbes Biionaires|date=2015|work=Forbes}}</ref> According to Forbes Middle East, Yusuff Ali was ranked No. 1 in Top 100 Indian business owners in the Arab World 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/list/top-100-indian-business-owners-in-the-arab-world-2018/|title=Top 100 Indian Business Owners In The Arab World 2018|first=Forbes Middle|last=East|website=Forbes ME}}</ref> In 2006 he started his large business ventures in India, by starting a convention centre cum hotel at his native place [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]] namely [[Lulu Convention Centre]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lulu |first1=Thrissur |title=Kerala tourism |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/hotels/lulu-international-convention-center-garden-hotels/2462}}</ref> In 2013, Yusuff Ali acquired 4.99% of the [[Thrissur]]-based [[Catholic Syrian Bank]] (CSB)<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Yusuf-Ali-mops-up-4.99-stake-in-Catholic-Syrian-Bank/2013/04/19/article1551819.ece |title=Yusuf Ali mops up 4.99% stake in Catholic Syrian Bank |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=2013-04-19}}</ref><ref name="Forbes Newcomers">{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ejel45eegh/m-a-yusuff-ali/ | title=Billionaires 2013 Notable Newcomers | work=Forbes | date=2013 | access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> and acquired 4.99% shares of [[Thrissur]] based [[Dhanalaxmi bank]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yousaf Ali buys shares of Dhanlaxmi bank |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2013/oct/20/Yousaf-Ali-buys-shares-of-Dhanlaxmi-bank-528245.html |publisher=Indian Express}}</ref> Also in 2013, he increased his stake in the Aluva-based [[Federal Bank]] to 4.47%.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/middle-east-news/NRI-businessman-MA-Yousuf-Ali-picks-up-stake-in-Federal-Bank/articleshow/21118094.cms |title=NRI businessman MA Yousuf Ali picks up stake in Federal Bank |work=The [[Times of India]] |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 Yusuff Ali acquired 2% stake of [[South Indian Bank]] -another [[Thrissur]] based bank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yusuffali buys over 2 per cent stake in South Indian Bank |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/nri-businessman-yusuffali-buys-into-south-indian-bank-114012001077_1.html}}</ref> In 2016, Yusuff Ali purchased the [[Scotland Yard]] Building in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/property/lulu-group-front-runner-to-buy-original-scotland-yard-premises-in-london-1.9686|title=Lulu Group front-runner to buy original Scotland Yard premises in London|website=The National}}</ref> {{as of|2013}} he held a 9.37% share in [[Cochin International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Yusuff-Ali-lifts-stake-in-Cochin-International-Airport/articleshow/19249931.cms|title=Yusuff Ali lifts stake in Cochin International Airport | Kochi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He has bought a 10% stake in the UK-based trading firm, [[East India Company]], and a 40% stake in its fine foods subsidiary for around $85 million in total.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/lulu-group-makes-85m-investment-in-east-india-company-1.1396574|title=Lulu Group makes $85m investment in East India Company|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref><ref>[https://yusuffali.com/lulu-invests-82-million-in-uk-s-east-india-company/ Yusuffali.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/lulu-launches-into-luxury-sector-with-investment-in-uk-s-east-india-company-1.281861|title=Lulu launches into luxury sector with investment in UK's East India Company|website=The National}}</ref> The Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Centre on [[Bolghatty Island]] is one of the largest convention centres in South Asia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ritzmagazine.in/the-lulu-bolgatty-international-convention-centre/|title=The Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Centre! | RITZ|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> along with the third largest [[Grand Hyatt]] branded hotel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.hyatt.com/news-releases?item=123665|title=Hyatt Newsroom - News Releases|website=Hyatt Newsroom}}</ref> in the same campus.

==Early life==
Yusuff Ali was born in a [[Muslim]] family in [[Thrissur district]] on 15 November 1955. He completed his schooling from Nattika where he did his diploma in Business Management and Administration. After the studies, he left India in 1973 to [[Abu Dhabi]], where his paternal uncle, M K Abdullah, the chairman and the founder of the LuLu Group of companies, was doing business. He developed the import and wholesale distribution of the group and ventured into the supermarket business by launching Lulu Hypermarket. He started his first Lulu Hypermarket in the 1990s, a time when the UAE's retail sector witnessed a major change, with the traditional groceries and supermarkets yielding place to large neighborhood stores and hypermarkets. While the entry of Continent (now Carrefour) in 1995 changed the face of retail business in [[Dubai]], Yusuff Ali took charge of Abu Dhabi's retail sector by rolling out LuLu Hypermarket.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130130151153 |title=LuLu named fastest-growing retailer by audit firm Deloitte |publisher=Saudi Gazette.com |access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/hrh-crown-prince-leads-bahrain-business-333960 |title=HRH the Crown Prince leads Bahrain business delegation to India |publisher=AMEinfo.com |access-date=2013-03-19}}</ref>

==LuLu Group International==
LuLu Group International commenced its operations as a family business venture. After joining the business, Yusuff Ali diversified the business to include import and distribution of frozen products from [[Europe]] and the [[United States]]. The products were available not only in Abu Dhabi but also in other [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|Emirates]]. The business was soon expanded to include both food and non-food categories. The group also started cold storages, meat, and food processing plants, large-scale import and distribution to hotel groups, catering companies, and shipping services. By the 1980s, the group had a sizable share of the wholesale and retail food market in the UAE.

The group has grown into an international group with operations spread over three continents. The group's flagship retail chain of LuLu Hypermarkets and Supermarkets is currently rated as one of the major players in the [[Middle East]] retail sector with more than 100 stores in [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]]. Apart from the hypermarkets, supermarkets and department stores, the group also owns several shopping malls, namely, [[Khalidiyah Mall]], Al Raha Mall, [[Al Wahda Mall]], [[Mushriff Mall]], Madinat Zayed Mall, Mazyad Mall, Ramli Mall, RAK Mall, Al Foah Mall, Al Khor Mall, Riyadh Avenue Mall in [[Saudi Arabia]] and Oman Avenues Mall spread across the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|GCC]] states. [[LuLu International Shopping Mall]] in [[Kochi]], Kerala was opened on 10 March 2013. It is the group's first retail venture in India, and currently the largest shopping mall in India. Another mall is currently under construction in [[Trivandrum]]. The Group has a vast organizational structure of over 40,000 employees, representing 37 different nationalities, out of which more than 25,000 are [[Indian people|Indians]]. Retail business is the mainstay of the Group with operations in major [[Middle East]]ern and [[Africa]]n countries like UAE, [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Kuwait]], [[Yemen]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Bahrain]], [[Egypt]] and [[Kenya]], having Retail Sourcing and manufacturing bases located in Far East, [[India]], [[Africa]] and [[Guangzhou]] in [[China]]. Indian operations mainly include Food Processing, Export of Food & Non food products and convention center with bases in [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kochi]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Chennai]], [[Lucknow]] and [[Thrissur]]. [[Deloitte]] has ranked the Group as one of the fastest growing retailers in the world.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/emke-group-to-invest-rs-600-cr-in-kerala-111020300212_1.html |title=Emke group to invest Rs 600 cr in Kerala |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=3 February 2011 |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=2011-02-03|last1=India |first1=Press Trust of }}</ref><ref name="CIAL">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-28/kochi/38098656_1_cial-5-lakh-shares-cochin-international-airport-ltd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710112723/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-28/kochi/38098656_1_cial-5-lakh-shares-cochin-international-airport-ltd |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-10 |title=Yusuff Ali lifts stake in Cochin International Airport |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2013 |access-date=28 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalsupermarketnews.com/news/11397 |title=LuLu Mall together with LuLu Hypermarket opens in Kochi |publisher=International Supermarket News |access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/business/retail/spearheading-a-retail-revolution-1.1111007 |title=Spearheading a retail revolution |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=2012-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/business/investment/emke-will-invest-dh4-3b-to-expand-retail-chain-1.536852 |title=Emke will invest Dh4.3b to expand retail chain |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=2009-08-25}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
Yusuff Ali is very closely involved in many social, charitable and humanitarian activities both in India as well as in the Arab states of the Gulf. He has done various philanthropic activities across the globe. As part of its Global CSR policy, the [[LuLu Group International|LuLu]] Group joined hands with Dubai Cares and adopted schools in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/91fc101c-1012-4b82-8640-51cdbb6c9ea1.aspx |title=Lulu Group teams up with Dubai Cares |publisher=gulftoday.ae |date=2013-02-11 |access-date=2013-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202000350/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/91fc101c-1012-4b82-8640-51cdbb6c9ea1.aspx |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/ar/viewer.aspx |title=Newspapers From Around the World |publisher=PressDisplay.com |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> Yusuff Ali contributed and took initiative to open a multi-faith funeral centre for the Indian community in [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] that spread across 8.3 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Fnationgeneral%2F2013%2FFebruary%2Fnationgeneral_February402.xml&section=nationgeneral |title=Funeral centre for Indians opens in Sharjah |publisher=Khaleej Times |date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> He also took initiative to sell and promote organic products grown by the special needs community in [[UAE]] through [[LuLu Hypermarket]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/organic-vegetables-grown-by-special-needs-community-in-uae-to-be-sold-in-lulu-hypermarkets-1.1173728 |title=Organic vegetables grown by special needs community in UAE to be sold in Lulu hypermarkets |publisher=GulfNews.com |date=2013-04-22 |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/people-with-special-needs-grow-organic-vegetables-in-35-hectare-farm-1.1178040 |title=People with special needs grow organic vegetables in 35-hectare farm |publisher=GulfNews.com |date=2013-05-01 |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> Yusuff Ali donated generously towards the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]], [[Tsunami]] Relief Fund in [[Asia]], and [[Typhoon]] and flood relief in other parts of the world. He also donated Rs 9.5 crores for relief and rehabilitation of Kerala flood victims in August 2018. He is also actively involved in ensuring the social, economic and religious welfare of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|expatriate Indians]] in the [[Persian Gulf]] region. He played a major role in finding land for the Christian community in the region to build churches, and secure cremation grounds for the Hindu populace in the Gulf region. M. A. Yusuff Ali also extended help to Indians during the amnesty period in the Persian Gulf when hundreds of Indians lost their livelihood. He helped rehabilitate people who lost their livelihood in the [[Calicut]] market fire as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/business/investment/work-begins-on-dh1-6b-smartcity-kochi-project-1.888111 |title=Work begins on Dh1.6b SmartCity Kochi project |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=2011-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/business/general/yousuf-ali-comes-out-with-flying-colours-1.556963 |title=Yousuf Ali comes out with flying colours |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=2009-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/global-arab-business-meeting-held-ras-316323 |title=Global Arab Business Meeting to be held in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, 9-10 December 2012 |publisher=AMEinfo.com |access-date=2012-10-22}}</ref> Yusuff Ali has pledged to donate of Rs 50 million (Dh2.5 million) for the flood-hit south Indian state of Kerala in the event of the [[2019 Kerala floods]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-based-indian-retail-tycoon-ma-yusuffali-of-lulu-group-pledges-rs-50-million-for-flood-hit-kerala-1.65812279|title=UAE based Indian retail tycoon MA Yusuffali of Lulu Group pledges Rs 50 million for flood-hit Kerala|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is married, with three children, and lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE.<ref name="Forbes profile"/> His elder daughter Sabeena is married to billionaire businessman [[Shamsheer Vayalil]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/shamsheer-vayalil/|title=Shamsheer Vayalil|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://glasspockets.org/philanthropy-in-focus/eye-on-the-giving-pledge/profiles/shamsheer-and-shabeena-vayalil|title=Shamsheer and Shabeena Vayalil|website=GlassPockets}}</ref> His second daughter Shafeena is married to [[Adeeb Ahamed]] who runs [[Lulu International Exchange]] and Twenty14 Holdings, the group's hospitality investments division.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2018/yusuff-ali-a-mentor-to-his-sonsinlaw/51727/1|title=Yusuff Ali: A mentor to his sons-in-law|work=Forbes}}</ref>

On the 11th of April, 2021 the helicopter in which M.A. Yusuff Ali, his wife and three others including the pilots crash landed in a swamp near Kochi, Kerala. Fortunately both were uninjured and were taken to a nearby hospital for first aid. The private helicopter owned by the businessman had suffered a technical glitch due to adverse weather.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 April 2021|title='Helicopter carrying M.A. Yusuff Ali crash landes'|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/helicopter-carrying-yusuf-ali-ma-crash-lands-in-kochi/article34294379.ece|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref>

==Recognition and awards==
* 2004 – "Commander" title & St. Ephraim Medal by the Patriarch [[Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]] of Universal [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].
* 2005 – [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] in 2005; the highest Indian government award given to non-resident Indians.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/05/stories/2005010505261100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112005450/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/05/stories/2005010505261100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-01-12 |title=Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Divas awards announced |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2005-01-05 |location=[[Chennai]], India |date=2005-01-05}}</ref>
* 2008 – [[Padma Shri]] from the [[Government of India]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
* 2010 – "Business Man of the Year 2009-10" award instituted by the Kerala State Forum of Bankers' Clubs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/award-for-emke-group-ceo-110110500084_1.html |title=Award for Emke group CEO |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=5 November 2010 |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=2010-11-05}}</ref>
* 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Indian CEO Awards held in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/yusuffali-scoops-top-prize-at-indian-ceo-awards-445132.html
|title=Yusuff Ali scoops top prize at Indian CEO Awards |publisher=[[Arabian Business]] |access-date=2012-02-13}}</ref>
* 2012 – Swiss Ambassador's Award 2012 for outstanding efforts in promoting Swiss-UAE relations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=/data/uaebusiness/2012/May/uaebusiness_May97.xml&section=uaebusiness |title=Swiss Ambassador's Award recognises notable efforts |publisher=[[Khaleej Times]] |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref>
* 2012 – "Most Influential Asian Business Leader in the [[MENA]] region" award by [[Forbes]] Middle East.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/37691/LuLu-head-%E2%80%98most-influential-asian-business-leader%E2%80%99 |title=LuLu head 'most influential Asian business leader' |date=7 November 2012 |publisher=[[Gulf Times]] |access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref>
* 2012 – "Arab Business Leader of the Year 2012" during the third edition of the Global Arab Business Meeting held in [[Ras Al Khaimah (city)|Ras Al Khaimah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horasis.org/event_Arab_2012.php |title=Global Arab Business Meeting |publisher=[[Horasis]]}}</ref>
*2014 – Honorary D. Litt. by [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2014-03-31|title=Mr. Yusuffali lays down foundation of Sports Complex at AMU|url=http://twocircles.net/2014mar31/mr_yusuffali_lays_down_foundation_sports_complex_amu.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903110643/https://twocircles.net/2014mar31/mr_yusuffali_lays_down_foundation_sports_complex_amu.html|archive-date=2021-09-03|access-date=2021-09-03|website=[[Two Circles]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2016 – Was honoured with the [[archbishop]] Mar Gregorios Award instituted by the alumni association of [[Mar Ivanios College]], Amicos, for his contribution to the industrial sector in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Mar-Gregorios-award-to-Yousuf-Ali/articleshow/56263090.cms|title=M A Yousuf Ali: Mar Gregorios award to Yousuf Ali | Kochi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/yousuf-ali-receives-mar-gregorios-award/articleshow/56300712.cms|title=M A Yousuf Ali: M A Yousuf Ali receives Mar Gregorios award | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* 2018 – [[Honorary doctorate]] from [[Middlesex University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1408186/corporate-news|title=Middlesex University Dubai doctorate for LuLu chairman|date=20 November 2018|website=Arab News}}</ref>
* 2018 – Honorary doctorate from [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-14 |title=Mahatma Gandhi University honours T Padmanabhan, MA Yusuff Ali |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/141218/mahatma-gandhi-university-honours-t-padmanabhan-ma-yusuff-ali.html |access-date=2020-11-05 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
*2021 - Was honoured with Abu Dhabi's highest civilian award, Abu Dhabi Award 2021 by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 April 2021|title='M.A. Yusuff Ali gets the highest civilian award of Abu Dhabi'|work=Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/abu-dhabis-highest-civilian-award-conferred-on-yusuff-ali/articleshow/82009925.cms#:~:text=The%20prestigious%20Abu%20Dhabi%20Award%20was%20given%20to,business%2C%20industry%20and%20support%20to%20various%20philanthropic%20initiatives.|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
*2021 - Yusuff Ali was granted a long-term residential visa by Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousaf, Oman’s Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP). <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-29|title=M.A. Yusuff Ali - LuLu Group’s journey into an Emirati multinational conglomerate company|url=https://www.brandzwatch.com/m-a-yusuff-ali-lulu-groups-journey-into-an-emirati-multinational-conglomerate-company/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Brandzwatch|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}

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