Padma Shri Dr Azad Moopen MD - DM Healthcare

Padma Shri Dr Azad Moopen MD
INSIGHTFUL ENTREPRENEUR DEVOTED PHILANTHROPIST
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Dr. Azad Moopen is a physician-turned entrepreneur who has combined professional and management
excellence, passionately pursuing healthcare delivery and philanthropic activities, both at home and
abroad. Profit has been, for him, a reasonable means of self-sustenance besides being an instrument for
the care of the less privileged.
He belongs to the illustrious Moopen family of Kalpakanchery, Malappuram district of Kerala. His
father, Ahmed Unni Moopen, had been a social activist and philanthropist, actively involved in the
freedom struggle during the 1940s. He had instilled in the young Moopen a keen sense of social
commitment.
Indelible Impressions
Dr. Moopen is the Chairman of DM Healthcare, which owns and operates the largest healthcare network
in GCC countries with more than 100 units. The Group has around 2000 committed staff in the GCC. DM
Healthcare, which has currently a turnover of more than US$ 150 million, plans for a leap by setting up 12
hospitals, 75 clinics and 175 pharmacies in the GCC countries by 2015.
Dr. Moopen has been at the forefront of philanthropic and social initiatives in India and abroad, both
in his personal capacity and as part of his Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility. Dr. Moopen has been
firmly committed to his motherland and actively involved in the development of entrepreneurial and
humanitarian initiatives in India. He set up the 600-bed, high tertiary care Malabar Institute of
Medical Sciences (MIMS) hospital (www.mimsindia.com) at Kozhikode in 2001 at a cost of Rs.60 crores.
MIMS brought quality healthcare at affordable cost to the doorsteps of people in North Kerala. MIMS has
opened a satellite unit at Kottakkal in Malappuram. MIMS Hospitals employ about 3,000 people directly.
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Dr. Moopen has built an organisation with high ethical and moral standards, employing more than 5000
people in India and the Middle East. He has been instrumental in effecting reverse brain drain of healthcare
professionals to India from abroad by providing them with a platform for professional participation by
setting up state-of-the-art hospitals.

He is in the process of setting up the iconic DM Medcity at Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala, with an
investment of Rs.15 billion. The 2500-bed Medcity project spread over 40 acres will function as a hub for
medical tourism, bringing medical tourists from the Middle East, the US and Europe. Dr. Moopen intends
to bring internationally renowned healthcare providers to Medcity as strategic partners. The Group has
plans to acquire hospitals in major cities in India as part of its expansion projects in the country.
Brilliant Academic Record
1978 MBBS with Gold Medal from the Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala.
1982 Diploma in Chest Diseases from Delhi University, New Delhi.
1985 MD in General Medicine from the Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode.
He is also the Vice Chairman of 3
International Schools with CBSE
syllabus in Riyadh, Jeddah and
Damam in Saudi Arabia with
a combined strength of 6,000
students, providing quality
education at affordable cost. He
is the founder president of the
Muslim Educational Society and
Muslim Service Society in UAE
and the founder Chairman of
Association of Indian Muslims
in UAE.
For Dr. Moopen, his family is the
cradle of all his innovations and
aspirations for a social cause. And
there, he is not alone but has a full
convoy comprising of his wife, three
daughters, two sons-in-law and
three grandchildren.
You must be the
change you wish
to see in the world.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
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A true educationalist
Dr. Moopen is the Vice Chairman of three International Schools with India’s CBSE syllabus in Riyadh,
Jeddah and Damam in Saudi Arabia with a combined strength of 6000 students, providing quality
education at affordable cost.
As Chairman of MIMS Academy Trust, he set up a 32-acre campus near Kozhikode, which has more
than 1,100 students in various disciplines from certificate to PG courses in various medical subjects.
The Academy proposes to set up a Dental and Medical College soon.
He is also the Executive Trustee of the Global Educational Trust, which is building the Horizon International
School near Kozhikode with an investment of Rs.15 crores for providing international quality education.
Dr. Moopen is the Vice Chairman of the Social Advancement Foundation of India (SAFI). This non-profit
organisation is in the process of establishing a Deemed University in 450 acres of land in Malabar to
provide access to students from the backward communities to frontier areas of Technology, Science and
Management.
Naseera and Moopen Foundation, his family trust, will be setting up a Human Resource Management
Centre at Kalpakanchery to address the educational backwardness of the area. Dr. Moopen is running a
School for the Children for Special Needs at Kalpakancheri for the last five years.
Dr. Moopen’s Group and MIMS have
decided to set up a Medical College
at Wayanad, a backward district
with a sizeable tribal population
with no access to modern medical
facilities. He has recently donated Rs.
1 crore towards the projects aimed at
educational upliftment of the
people of Kalpakancheri, his native
village.

A Leader with Social Commitment
1976 Elected as the State Convener of Medical College Students in Kerala
1977 Elected as President of Kerala Blood Donors’ Forum
1980 Secretary of Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association
1983 Nominated as the Gulf Area Convener of Malabar Airport Development Action Committee (MADAC).
He played a key role in setting up an International Airport at Calicut with private participation and public
contribution.
1998 Founder President of the Muslim Educational Society (MES) and Muslim Service Society (MSS) and the
founder Chairman of the Association of Indian Muslims in UAE. Took up the responsibility of Chairman of
MIMS Charitable Trust, which has been providing subsidised and free medical care to the poor.
2006 Founder President of Association of Kerala Medical Graduates (AKMG) in UAE
2007 Vice Chairman of Social Advancement Foundation of India (SAFI), a non-profit organisation in the
field of education and research
Dr. Azad Moopen with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
Joy can be real only if people look
upon their life as a service, and have
a definite object in life outside themselves
and their personal happiness.
Leo Tolstoy
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The journey
1982 - Started his career as a lecturer in the General Medicine Department of the Government Medical
College, Kozhikode. He was recognised as one of the brilliant teachers of the period and considered as a
physician with dedication and commitment.
1987 - Started single-doctor practice at Al Rafa Poly Clinic in Bur Dubai, which has now become the most trusted
multi-speciality neighbourhood family clinic in Dubai.
1988 - Established a network of medical centres and pharmacies in the Gulf countries bringing quality health-
care to the doorsteps of millions of expatriates.
2001 - Set up Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) at Kozhikode in association with NRI professionals
and businessmen. MIMS, the leading tertiary care referral hospital in north Kerala, is adding satellite units to it.
One of the satellite hospitals has been functional at Kottakkal in Malappuram.
2002 - Formed Dr. Moopen’s Healthcare Management Services LLC in Dubai to evolve corporate structure.
2003 - DM Healthcare extended its operations to other GCC countries and introduced the concept of branded
pharmacies and medical centres, known as MEDSHOP AND MEDCENTRE.
2005 - Started Al Rafa Hospital, a Maternity and Surgical Speciality Hospital, at Mankool, Bur Dubai, UAE.
2006 - Established Euro Health Systems at Dubai Healthcare City to provide turnkey consultancy and
management solutions to Healthcare Projects.
2007 - Started the reputed MEDCARE Hospital at Jumeirah. It has become a premium healthcare facility
in Dubai.
2008 - DM Group expanded its Indian operations by setting up hospitals in Kholapur.
Dr. Azad Moopen with
Dr. Manmohan Singh,
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

2010 - The Group, which has an annual turnover of more than Rs 7 billion, plans to expand the chain to 300
units in the GCC by 2015.
2010 - DM Healthcare serves over 3 million patients a year in the Gulf countries and India.
2010 - In consonance with its tremendous growth and ambitious expansion plans, DM Healthcare has
recently introduced a corporate brand - ‘ASTER’, to bring the large number of establishments under a
common umbrella.
Charity, Generosity
MIMS Charitable Trust under his leadership has been providing free and subsidised medical treatment to
the tune of Rs. 5 million a year to the poor people. The trust established a Rural Health Centre at Vazhayur,
a backward village in Malappuram district in 2008 and adopted 7000 persons below poverty line for
comprehensive free OP and IP care.
Taking into account the increasing incidence of renal disorders and failures, Dr. Moopen has decided to set up
community dialysis centres in all the districts in Kerala to provide free and subsidised dialysis for poor patients.
The first centre has been functional at Vadakara in Kozhikode an d many more are coming up in other districts
in Kerala.
For a noble cause:
Dr. Azad Moopen with
Smt. P K Sreemathi,
Hon. Minister for Health,
Kerala, at the function of
adoption of Vazhayoor
village in Malappuram
district by the
MIMS Charitable Trust
If happiness is activity in accordance
with excellence, it is reasonable that it
should be in accordance with the the
highest excellence. Aristotle
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DM Healthcare conducts regular free medical camps in different GCC countries to support the expatriate
community.
Dr. Moopen is the founder of MA Moopen Memorial School for the Deaf at Kalpakancheri and has been
providing financial support to the institution personally. He and his family donated land and funds to set up
MA Moopen Memorial High Tech School and ITI at Kalpakancheri to provide training for boys and girls with an
aim to eradicate unemployment in the area.
He organised the ‘Save the Little Heart’ programme in Dubai in March 2009 to spread awareness and raise
about Rs 65 lakhs for performing cardiac surgery for 60 children from the economically weaker section.
Dr. Moopen intends to support rehabilitation of the gulf returnees in the area. An amount of Rs. 1 crore has
been allocated for the project.
Sri. Mullappally Ramachandran, India’s Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs, dedicates MIMS dialysis centre,
Vadakara, to the people
Vision 2015
To become the No.1 private healthcare provider in the Middle East and India
by 2015 by setting up the largest network of medical facilities in these regions,
engaging dedicated and brilliant team of professionals and support staff to
deliver excellent quality healthcare to the people at affordable cost.

Dr. Azad Moopen receives the Best Doctor Award of Government of Kerala from Smt. P K Sreemathi,
Hon’ble Health Minister of Kerala
Dr. Moopen receives Arab Health Award (2010) for his outstanding contribution to Middle East healthcare from
Sri. Carl V. Stanifer, CEO of SEHA-Abu Dhabi Health Services
The then Honourable President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, awarding the NABH Accreditation Certificate to
Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS)
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Awards and Recognitions
Padma Shri Award by the Government of India, presented by the Hon. President of India, Smt. Pratibha Singh Patil,
in New Delhi (2011)
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the Government of India, presented by the Hon.President of India,
Smt. Pratibha Singh Patil, in New Delhi (2010)
Arab Health Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution of an Individual to the Middle East Healthcare (2010)
Arabian Business Achievement Award for the Healthcare Company of the Year (2010)
Best Doctor Award by Government of Kerala presented by Smt. P K Sreemathi, Health Minister of Kerala (2009)
Best Medical Practitioner Award by the Arabia Daily UAE (2001) for the best healthcare company of the year (2010)
Dubai Service Excellence Award by Dubai Government for the Group (2004)
NABH Accreditation for MIMS Hospital instituted by Quality Council of India. The award was presented by the
Hon President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, in New Delhi (2007)
Kerala Ratna Award of Keraleeyam presented by Hon. Chief Justice of India in New Delhi (2008)
Aslam Kshema Award of Kshema Foundation for outstanding effort to help economically deprived people,
presented by Sri Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Hon Home Minister of Kerala at Trivandrum (2009)
Kerala State Pollution Control Board Award for MIMS for 3 consecutive years from 2007 and the
Excellence Award in 2010
Dr. Azad Moopen receives Pravasi Bharatiya Samman from Smt. Pratibha Singh Patil, Hon. President of India in the
presence of Sri Vayalar Ravi, Hon. Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs & Aviation

Dr. Azad Moopen with HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Vice President & Prime Minister of the UAE and
Ruler of Dubai
Dr. Azad Moopen with Mr. Bill Clinton, Former President of United States of America
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Dr. Azad Moopen with Sri. AK Antony, Hon. Defence Minister of India at the inaugural function of the MIMS Hospital, Calicut
Dr. Azad Moopen with Sri. Vayalar Ravi, Hon. Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs & Aviation

Dr. Azad Moopen receives the AP Aslam International Award from Sri. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Hon. Minister for Home Affairs, Kerala
Aster’s Community Good Health Program (CGHP) ties up with the Consulate General of India to offer routine Free
Health Screening Camps. Mr. Sanjay Varma, Consul General of India, Dubai, inaugurates one of our CGHP camps.
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Medcare Hospital - Dubai
MIMS Hospital, Calicut, Kerala

Architectural impression of Aster Medcity set in 40 acres of land at Cheranallur, Kochi, India
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His Family
Dr. Azad Moopen is supported in his efforts by Naseera (wife) and three daughters - Alisha, Ziham and
Zeba and two sons-in-law - Navin Mather and Anoop Moopen. He has three grandchildren, Noah, Layah
and Iman. Naseera has been a source of strength for Dr. Moopen in all his endeavours, business as well as
charity. His eldest daughter Alisha is a Chartered Accountant, who is working in New Castle (UK) with Ernst &
Young, where her husband Navin Mather is a cardiologist. The second daughter Ziham, who has done Business
Administration degree from the American University, is married to Anoop Moopen, a civil engineer, who
also supports the business. His youngest daughter Zeba Moopen is doing her MBBS in KMC, Manipal. All the
children have done exceptionally well at studies and believe in the empowerment of women through education.

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Dubai
DM Healthcare LLC, 33rd Floor, Tower D, Executive Towers,
Adjacent Burj Khalifa, Business Bay, PO Box 8703, Dubai, UAE,
Tel: 00971-4-454 6001 / 454 6002
India
D M Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., 3B, Diamond House, 3rd Floor, 35th Road,
Off Linking Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050 INDIA,
Tel: +91 22 2605 2658, Fax: +91 22 2605 2569
www.dmhealthcare.com