A former diplomat with the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paras Shahdadpuri left his role with the Foreign Service to start his own business in 1988.
Rising to ranks of Chairman at Nikai Group, he now presides over an electronics brand with more than 400 products exported to 60 countries.
Today Shahdadpuri heads up all 12 companies of the Nikai Group, dealing in appliances, food products, outsourcing and restaurants from their offices spanning China, KSA, Georgia and Russia.
From 1999 to 2001 the Indian business community elected Shahdadpuri the UAE chairman of the Overseas Indians Economic Forum, with the job of promoting Indian companies and investment abroad.
In 2005 he was also awarded the prestigious Bharat Shiromani Award by former Prime Minister of India, lK Gujral in recognition of his outstanding business achievements.