Suhail Al Zarooni
| Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | سهيل محمد الزرعوني |
| Born |
November 16, 1968 Dubai, UAE |
| Citizenship | Emirati |
| Occupation | Chairman, Al Zarooni Foundation and Suhail Al Zarooni Group of Companies |
| Known for | Guinness World Record holder Emirati Collector |
| Home town | Dubai |
| Relatives | Sultan Zarawani (cousin) |
| Website |
suhail-alzarooni |
Suhail Mohammad Al Zarooni (Arabic: سهيل محمد الزرعوني; born November 16, 1968) is an Emirati[1] businessman[2] and collector[3] based in Dubai. He is the second son of Mohammad Abdul Karim Al Zarooni. Al Zarooni is best known for holding Guinness World Record twice for the year 2002 and 2003 for his collection of over 7000 Model cars.[2][4] He is the first ever Emirati after the Royal family of United Arab Emirates to be awarded with a Guinness World Record certificate. Al Zarooni is also the largest collector of merchandise from Starbucks coffee.[5]
Suhail Al Zarooni, along with a team of engineers who work for the company he owns in Taiwan designed and developed a robot jockey for the UAE's most favorite sport, Camel Racing.[6]
Photo Gallery
Suhail Al Zarooni with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at 7th Dubai Motor Show 2003
Suhail Al Zarooni receiving Guinness World Record certificate
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- ↑ "Proud to be Emirati". Fujairah News. 14 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Hobby turns UAE businessman a record holder". Gulf News. Mariam.
- ↑ "Emarati Collectors Share Passion Of Collecting At The Collectors Exhibition". UAE Today.
- ↑ "The car collecting craze". GQ India.
- ↑ "Mumbai taxi gets Jaguar-style revamp in Dubai". Emirates 24/7. Bindu Suresh Rai. 22 July 2010.
- ↑ "Humanitarian behind the robot jockey turn focus to youth education". The National. Aysha Majid. 4 March 2012.
- "Role of Pakistani expatriates in the UAE hailed". Khaleej Times. 29 March 2014.
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