PROFILE
Shamsheer Vayalil
$1.9B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 2/15/26
Reflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
From the Editor
Last Updated Apr 1, 2025, 1:01am EDT
- Shamsheer Vayalil is founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, a network of hospitals, clinics and pharmacies in the Middle East.
- His net worth got a boost from the October 2022 listing of Burjeel Holdings, which has used Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador.
- Born into a business family in Kerala state, he migrated to the Middle East after his medical studies and worked as a radiologist at a local hospital.
- Backed initially by his father-in-law, Gulf retailing billionaire M.A. Yusuff Ali, Vayalil started with one hospital in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Burjeel now has 16 hospitals and 24 medical centres.
- Vayalil was vice chairman of investment firm Amanat Holdings, but resigned in May 2022. He remains chairman of listed Response Plus Holdings, a provider of medical services.
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 49
- Source of Wealth
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Citizenship
- India
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Did you know
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, once billed as 'the world's heaviest woman', was treated free of cost at Vayalil's Burjeel Hospital until her death in September 2017.
Vayalil has signed the Giving Pledge.
In Their Own Words
We don't worry about cost. Our philosophy is that when we give, we grow.
Shamsheer Vayalil
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