Mohan Valrani is born on 30th September in Karachi.
Valrani lands in partitioned India as a refugee.
Valrani completes his primary education at St.Peter's School in panchgani,one of the premier boarding schools in India
Valrani completes his secondary schooling and graduates from Rosary High School in Baroda, India
Valrani graduates from Baroda University with a bachelors of Commerce degree
Valrani lands in Dubai with just ten US dollars in his name.
Mohan Valrani gets married to Neelam Gulrajani.
Neelam and Mohan welcome their first born Sumeet.
Valrani partners with Abdulla Al Shirawi to start the Al Shirawi Group. They go on to create over 30 leading companies across different industries
Mohan Valrani embarks on his partnership with Abdulla Al Shirawi with the launch of the construction business.
Neelam and Mohan welcome their second son, Navin.
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.
Neelam and Mohan welcome their third son, Kabir.
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.
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.
Al Shirawi Group becomes the sole distributor for Dubai and the Northern Emirates for SCANIA trucks and buses.
Al Shirawi Group launches an electronics company focusing on audio visual, lighting, architainment and CCTV & ELV integration.
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 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.
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.
Valrani becomes Chairman of the Indian High School the largest non-profit school in the UAE, educating over 13,000 students.
Valrani oversees the expansion of the Indian High School with the opening of its state of the art campus in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
The Indian High School gets an "Outstanding" rating from DSIB under Valrani's leadership.
Mohan Valrani creates the concept of Arcadia: schools that will forever change the education landscape of Dubai.
Mohan Valrani opens Arcadia's first school in Jumeirah Village Triangle
Valrani leads Arcadia to a strong "good" rating with outstanding features from DSB.
Mohan Valrani opens a second school, Arcadia High School, with state of the art facilities.
Valrani adopts a school in Nepal in collaboration with Dubai Cares.
Valrani adopts 2nd school in Nepal in collaboration with Dubai Cares.
Chairman announces third school, Arcadia Global, in Al Furjan area.
Valrani adopts 3rd school in Malawi in collaboration with Dubai Cares
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.
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.