Mohan Valrani is born on 30th September in Karachi.
Early Years
1947
Valrani lands in partitioned India as a refugee.
Schooling
1952
Valrani completes his primary education at St.Peter's School in panchgani,one of the premier boarding schools in India
Graduation
1959
Valrani completes his secondary schooling and graduates from Rosary High School in Baroda, India
Education
1962
Valrani graduates from Baroda University with a bachelors of Commerce degree
Dubai
1966
Valrani lands in Dubai with just ten US dollars in his name.
Marriage
1967
Mohan Valrani gets married to Neelam Gulrajani.
Birth of Sumeet Valrani
1969
Neelam and Mohan welcome their first born Sumeet.
Al Shirawi
Group
1971
Valrani partners with Abdulla Al Shirawi to start the Al Shirawi Group. They go on to create over 30 leading companies across different industries
Founding of
Al Shirawi Contracting
1971
Mohan Valrani embarks on his partnership with Abdulla Al Shirawi with the launch of the construction business.
Birth of Navin Valrani
1971
Neelam and Mohan welcome their second son, Navin.
Emirates Printing Press
1974
Abdulla Al Shirawi and Mohan Valrani guide the Al Shirawi Group into the printing and packaging sector with an investment into developing one of the region’s leading, high-quality press facilities.
Birth of Kabir Valrani
1975
Neelam and Mohan welcome their third son, Kabir.
Founding of Al Shirawi Equipment
1976
Al Shirawi Group establishes one of the leading companies for manufacturing and supplying a wide range of transport and process equipment for Oil & Gas industry.
Aswan International Engineering
1979
Al Shirawi Group starts yet another successful company to provides repair, remanufacturing and manufacturing of mechanical components for the oil, marine, dredging and heavy industries.
Founding of
Al Shirawi Enterprises
1981
Al Shirawi Group becomes the sole distributor for Dubai and the Northern Emirates for SCANIA trucks and buses.
Founding of Oasis Enterprises
1982
Al Shirawi Group launches an electronics company focusing on audio visual, lighting, architainment and CCTV & ELV integration.
Founding of Leminar Air Conditioning
1991
Valrani launches Leminar, which goes on to became the benchmark in the HVAC and Plumbing industries, representing the world’s premier brands that are well known for their quality and their comprehensive range.
Global Shipping & Logistics LLC
2004
Global Shipping began in 1975 as a shipping services provider to the Al Shirawi Group and a select few customers. It was in 2004 that it added Logistics services into its folds and in 2005 operations began in DIP.
Oasis Metal Manufacturing
2006
Al Shirawi Group, under the guidance of Abdulla Al Shirawi and Mohan Valrani, becomes the largest manufacturer of electro-forge metal gratings in the Middle East.
Chairman of the Indian High School
2009
Valrani becomes Chairman of the Indian High School the largest non-profit school in the UAE, educating over 13,000 students.
Expansions
2011
Valrani oversees the expansion of the Indian High School with the opening of its state of the art campus in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
Outstanding
Leadership
2012
The Indian High School gets an "Outstanding" rating from DSIB under Valrani's leadership.
Arcadia
2014
Mohan Valrani creates the concept of Arcadia: schools that will forever change the education landscape of Dubai.
Opening the First School
2016
Mohan Valrani opens Arcadia's first school in Jumeirah Village Triangle
First DSIB
Rating
2019
Valrani leads Arcadia to a strong "good" rating with outstanding features from DSB.
Arcadia High School
2020
Mohan Valrani opens a second school, Arcadia High School, with state of the art facilities.
School Adoption
2020
Valrani adopts a school in Nepal in collaboration with Dubai Cares.
School Adoption
2021
Valrani adopts 2nd school in Nepal in collaboration with Dubai Cares.
Arcadia Global
2021
Chairman announces third school,
Arcadia Global, in Al Furjan area.
School Adoption
2022
Valrani adopts 3rd school in Malawi in collaboration with Dubai Cares
Arcadia Global School
2023
Mohan Valrani opens a third school. A transcending educational experience that imprints for life, nurturing lifelong learners in state-of-the-art world-class facilities.
India Club Chairman
2023
Mr Valrani's journey with India Club as Chairman dates back to the year 1974. His second tenure as Chairman began from 1998 to 2002. For the third time, Mr Valrani was ordained as Chairman on 5th Oct 2023.
School Adoption
2024
Valrani adopts 4th school in Senegal in collaboration with Dubai Cares.
