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'''Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath''' (born 1977) is an Indian physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the chairman and managing director of VPS Healthcare Group,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vayalil |first1=Shamsheer |title=Chairman and Managing Director's Message |url=http://www.vpshealth.com/directors-message |website=VPS Healthcare |access-date=3 November 2018 |ref=http://www.vpshealth.com/directors-message}}</ref> and the vice chairman and managing director of Amanat Holdings – the region's{{specify|what region?}} largest healthcare and education investment company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De La Cerna |first1=Fatima |title=Amanat Holdings appoints new chairman, managing director |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-47280-amanat-holdings-appoints-new-chairman-managing-director/ |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Construction Week Online |date=24 November 2017}}</ref>
'''Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath''' (born January 11, 1977) is an Indian physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the chairman and managing director of VPS Healthcare Group,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vayalil |first1=Shamsheer |title=Chairman and Managing Director's Message |url=http://www.vpshealth.com/directors-message |website=VPS Healthcare |access-date=3 November 2018 |ref=http://www.vpshealth.com/directors-message}}</ref> and the vice chairman and managing director of Amanat Holdings, healthcare and education investment company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De La Cerna |first1=Fatima |title=Amanat Holdings appoints new chairman, managing director |url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-47280-amanat-holdings-appoints-new-chairman-managing-director/ |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Construction Week Online |date=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/AMANAT:UH|title=Amanat Holdings PJSC|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>

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As per the [[Forbes]] report of June 2019, Vayalil has a personal wealth of US$1.4 billion.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web |title=#1605 Shamsheer Vayalil |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/shamsheer-vayalil/#5a66a48720c2|date=6 June 2019 |website=Forbes |publisher=Forbes Media |accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 100 Indian Business Leaders In The Arab World |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-arab-world-2016-owners/ |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Forbes Middle East}}</ref>


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As of June 2019, Shamsheer has a personal wealth of US$1.4 billion.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web |title=#1605 Shamsheer Vayalil |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/shamsheer-vayalil/#5a66a48720c2|date=6 June 2019 |website=Forbes |publisher=Forbes Media |accessdate=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 100 Indian Business Leaders In The Arab World |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-arab-world-2016-owners/ |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Forbes Middle East}}</ref>
==Early life==
==Early life==
Shamsheer was born on January 11, 1977 in [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0" /> After his schooling, he pursued a MBBS at [[Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Kasturba Medical College,]] [[Manipal]], then obtained his MD in Radiology at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] in [[Porur|Porur,]] [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-shamsheer-vayalil-built-vps-healthcare-into-a-1-billion-global-firm/|title=How Shamsheer Vayalil Built VPS into a $1 Billion Global Firm|last=Economics|first=Health|last2=Podcasts|website=Knowledge@Wharton|language=en|access-date=2019-06-16|last3=Video|last4=Arabic|last5=Focus|first5=Global|last6=Africa|first6=Middle East &}}</ref>
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Shamsheer was born on January 11, 1977 in [[Moodadi]], a village in the [[Koyilandy]] taluk of the [[Kozhikode]] district of [[Kerala]]. After his schooling, he pursued MBBS at [[Kasturba Medical College, Manipal]]. After which, he obtained his MD in Radiology at [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]] in Porur, Chennai.


==Career==
==Career==


Shamsheer started his career as a radiologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref name="ar_biz_interview">{{cite magazine |title=Interview: Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/interview-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-parambath-535882.html |access-date=3 November 2018 |magazine=Arabian Business |date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He worked there for 12 months. In 2007, he became an entrepreneur in the field of healthcare by opening his first hospital – LLH Hospital in Abu Dhabi.<ref name="ar_biz_interview" /> In the next ten years, Shamsheer started twenty hospitals in four countries, under the banner of [[VPS Healthcare]].<ref name="overview">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.vpshealth.com/overview-vps-about-us |website=VPS Healthcare |access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> The group manages twenty hospitals and numerous other medical services in the Middle East, Europe and the Indian Subcontinent.<ref name="overview" />
Shamsheer started his career as a radiologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref name="ar_biz_interview">{{cite magazine |title=Interview: Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/interview-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-parambath-535882.html |access-date=3 November 2018 |magazine=Arabian Business |date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He worked there for 12 months. In 2007, he became an entrepreneur in the field of healthcare by opening his first hospital – LLH Hospital in Abu Dhabi.<ref name="ar_biz_interview" /> Over the next ten years, Shamsheer started twenty hospitals in four countries, under the banner of [[VPS Healthcare]].<ref name="overview">{{cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.vpshealth.com/overview-vps-about-us |website=VPS Healthcare |access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> "VPS Healthcare is an integrated healthcare service provider with 20 operational hospitals, over 125 medical centres, 10,000 employees and medical support services spread across the Middle East, Europe and India".<ref name="overview" />

Shamsheer is a member of the UAE Medical Council, a board member of the [[Abu Dhabi University]], and a member of the Advisory Committee of the [[University of Sharjah|University of Sharjah’s College of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/education/university-of-sharjah-appoints-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-1.2014035|title=University of Sharjah appoints Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil|date=19 April 2017|newspaper=Gulf News|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==


Shamsheer is a member of "[[The Giving Pledge]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karmali |first1=Naazneen |title=Indian-Born Middle East Billionaire Shamsheer Vayalil Joins The Giving Pledge |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2018/02/01/indian-born-middle-east-billionaire-shamsheer-vayalil-joins-the-giving-pledge/#16feda812a98 |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Forbes |date=1 February 2018}}</ref> Joining the initiative, he had decided to donate half of his total wealth for philanthropy.<ref>{{cite news |author=Shireena Al Nowais |title='It's good business': billionaire doctor Shamsheer Vayalil on giving half his fortune to charity |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/it-s-good-business-billionaire-doctor-shamsheer-vayalil-on-giving-half-his-fortune-to-charity-1.735857 |access-date=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The National |date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
Shamsheer is a member of "[[The Giving Pledge]]".<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Karmali |first1=Naazneen |title=Indian-Born Middle East Billionaire Shamsheer Vayalil Joins The Giving Pledge |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2018/02/01/indian-born-middle-east-billionaire-shamsheer-vayalil-joins-the-giving-pledge/#16feda812a98 |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Forbes |date=1 February 2018}}</ref> Joining the initiative, he pledged to donate half his wealth for philanthropy.<ref>{{cite news |author=Shireena Al Nowais |title='It's good business': billionaire doctor Shamsheer Vayalil on giving half his fortune to charity |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/it-s-good-business-billionaire-doctor-shamsheer-vayalil-on-giving-half-his-fortune-to-charity-1.735857 |access-date=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The National |date=31 March 2018}}</ref>


Shamsheer donated emergency healthcare equipment worth Rs 1.75 crores when Nipah viral infection was diagnosed in Kerala in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |first=Aslah |last=Kayyalakkath |title=India's Kerala state on alert amid Nipah virus outbreak |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/india-kerala-state-alert-nipah-virus-outbreak-180605112720057.html |access-date=3 November 2018 |work=Al Jazeera |date=5 June 2018}}</ref> The consignment was sent to Kerala on a chartered flight from Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite news |title=VPS Healthcare Pvt Ltd offers equipment worth Rs 1.7 crore |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jun/03/vps-healthcare-pvt-ltd-offers-equipment-worth-rs-17-crore-1823017.html |accessdate=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
VPS Healthcare donated emergency healthcare equipment worth Rs 1.75 crores when Nipah viral infection was diagnosed in Kerala in 2018. The consignment was sent to Kerala on a chartered flight from Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite news |title=VPS Healthcare Pvt Ltd offers equipment worth Rs 1.7 crore |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jun/03/vps-healthcare-pvt-ltd-offers-equipment-worth-rs-17-crore-1823017.html |accessdate=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
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He also donated Dh 26 million (Rs 50 crore) and relief materials to Kerala after the monsoon floods in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Webster |title=Indian businessman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil pledges Dh26m to restore flood-hit Kerala |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/indian-businessman-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-pledges-dh26m-to-restore-flood-hit-kerala-1.761968 |access-date=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The National |date=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rayomand |last=Engineer |title=NRI Billionaire Reaches Out To His Roots, Donates Rs 50 Cr to #KeralaFloodRelief |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/156567/nri-billionaire-donates-kerala-floods-news/ |accessdate=3 November 2018 |work=Better India |date=21 August 2018}}</ref>


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He personally pledged to donate Dh 26 million (Rs 50 crore) to Kerala after the monsoon floods in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Webster |title=Indian businessman Dr Shamsheer Vayalil pledges Dh26m to restore flood-hit Kerala |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/indian-businessman-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-pledges-dh26m-to-restore-flood-hit-kerala-1.761968 |access-date=3 November 2018 |newspaper=The National |date=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rayomand |last=Engineer |title=NRI Billionaire Reaches Out To His Roots, Donates Rs 50 Cr to #KeralaFloodRelief |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/156567/nri-billionaire-donates-kerala-floods-news/ |accessdate=3 November 2018 |work=Better India |date=21 August 2018}}</ref>
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==NRI [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|(non-resident Indian]]) voting rights==


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==NRI [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|(non-resident Indian]]) rights==
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In April 2014, Shamsheer filed a petition in the [[Supreme Court of India]] in connection with NRI voting rights. In the existing procedure, the voter has to travel to their constituency to vote. The Court directed the [[Election Commission of India]] to explore the possibilities for NRIs to cast their vote from their place of residence. In October 2014, the Commission submitted its report to the court, recommending that NRIs to vote by proxy and e-postal ballot. On the basis of this, an amendment of Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2017 enabling the facility of proxy voting to overseas Indians was passed by the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A one-man fight could help millions of expats vote |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45142542.cms |accessdate=3 November 2018 |publisher=Economic Times |date=9 August 2018}}</ref> The introduction of the bill in the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the [[Rajya Sabha]], is still awaited.<ref>{{cite news |title=A one-man fight could help millions of expats vote |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/middle-east-news/A-one-man-fight-could-help-millions-of-expats-vote/articleshow/45142542.cms |accessdate=3 November 2018 |publisher=Times of India |date=14 November 2014}}</ref>

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In April 2014, Shamsheer filed a petition in the [[Supreme Court of India]] in connection with NRI voting rights. Currently, voters have to travel to their constituency to vote. The Court directed the [[Election Commission of India]] to explore the possibility for NRIs to cast their vote from their place of residence. In October 2014, the Commission submitted its report to the Court, recommending that NRIs be permitted to vote by proxy and e-postal ballot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45142542.cms|title=A one-man fight could help millions of expats vote|date=9 August 2018|accessdate=3 November 2018|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/middle-east-news/A-one-man-fight-could-help-millions-of-expats-vote/articleshow/45142542.cms|title=A one-man fight could help millions of expats vote|date=14 November 2014|accessdate=3 November 2018|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> On August 9, 2018, the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2017, enabling the facility of proxy voting to overseas Indians, was passed by the [[Lok Sabha]], and was awaiting introduction in the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bill-to-allow-proxy-voting-by-nris-passed-by-lok-sabha/articleshow/65343623.cms|title=Bill to allow proxy voting by NRIs passed by Lok Sabha|date=2018-08-09|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>

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Shamsheer is also a member of the Kerala NRI Commission – a quasi-judicial body of the Government of Kerala to protect the interests and properties of non-resident Indians from the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kerala.gov.in/nri-keralites-commission|website=kerala.gov.in|publisher=Kerala Government|language=ml|script-title=ml:പ്രവാസി മലയാളി കമ്മിഷന്‍<!-- |last1=Vayalil|first1=Shamsheer -->|accessdate=3 November 2018}}{{dead link|date=June 2019}}</ref>


==Awards and accolades==
==Awards and accolades==
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Shamsheer received [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] Award in 2014 for his role in developing a healthcare business in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and for promoting UAE-India ties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nri-award-winner-to-expand-healthcare-business-in-india-114011400358_1.html|title=NRI award winner to expand healthcare business in India |date=14 January 2014|accessdate=3 November 2018 |newspaper=Business Standard |agency=IANS}}</ref> He is also a member of the Kerala NRI Commission – a quasi-judicial body of the Government of Kerala to protect the interests and properties of non-resident Indians from the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kerala.gov.in/nri-keralites-commission|script-title=ml:പ്രവാസി മലയാളി കമ്മിഷന്‍<!-- |last1=Vayalil|first1=Shamsheer -->|website=kerala.gov.in |language=ml |publisher=Kerala Government|accessdate=3 November 2018}}{{dead link|date=June 2019}}</ref>


Recipient of an honorary Doctorate (D.Litt & DSE Honors Degree) in 2014 from [[Aligarh Muslim University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-arab-world-2016-owners/|title=Top 100 Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World |website=Forbes Middle East |accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> he is a member of the UAE Medical Council, Board Member of the [[Abu Dhabi University]], and member of the Advisory Committee of [[University of Sharjah|University of Sharjah’s College of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/education/university-of-sharjah-appoints-dr-shamsheer-vayalil-1.2014035|title=University of Sharjah appoints Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil |date=19 April 2017|accessdate=3 November 2018 |newspaper=Gulf News}}</ref> The [[Arabian Business|Arabian Business Magazine]] included him as one among the ‘100 Most Powerful’ Indians in the Persian Gulf region.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-indians-in-gulf-475970.html|title=100 most powerful Indians in the Gulf |date=13 October 2012|accessdate=3 November 2018 |magazine=Arabian Business Magazine}}</ref> Other honours include:
* 2016 - Forbes Middle East named in the top 10 Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/list/the-top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-arab-world-2016-owners/|title=Top 100 Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World|website=Forbes Middle East|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref>

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*2015 - GPF Global Humanitarian Award at the United Nations Headquarters<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://partnerships.org/news/article/gpf-vps-healthcare-special-event-on-accelerating-health-access/|title=GPF - VPS Healthcare Special Event on Accelerating Health Access|last=|first=|date=2015-05-05|website=Global Partnerships Forum|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref>
* 2014 - [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman]] Award for his role in developing a healthcare business in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and for promoting UAE-India ties<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nri-award-winner-to-expand-healthcare-business-in-india-114011400358_1.html|title=NRI award winner to expand healthcare business in India |date=14 January 2014|accessdate=3 November 2018 |newspaper=Business Standard |agency=IANS}}</ref>

* 2014 - Shamsheer received an honorary Doctorate (D.Litt & DSE Honors Degree) from [[Aligarh Muslim University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=319409551&privcapId=273610288|title=Executive Profile - Shamsheer Vayalil Paramabath M.D., MBBS, (RADIOLOGY)|last=|first=|date=|website=www.bloomberg.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>

* 2014 - The [[Arabian Business|Arabian Business Magazine]] included him as one among the ‘100 Most Powerful’ Indians in the Persian Gulf region<ref>{{cite magazine|date=13 October 2012|title=100 most powerful Indians in the Gulf|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-indians-in-gulf-475970.html|magazine=Arabian Business Magazine|accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref>


* 2014 and 2013 - Hamdan Bin Zayed Award for Humanitarian Aid<ref name="theinternationalindian">{{cite web|url=http://www.theinternationalindian.com/magazine/2014/21.1/files/assets/basic-html/page21.html|title=The International Indian: Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
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*2015 GPF Global Humanitarian Award at the United Nations Headquarters<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://partnerships.org/news/article/gpf-vps-healthcare-special-event-on-accelerating-health-access/|title=GPF - VPS Healthcare Special Event on Accelerating Health Access|last=|first=|date=2015-05-05|website=Global Partnerships Forum|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref>
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* 2012 - Arab Health International Leadership Award<ref name="arabhealth">{{cite web|url=http://arabhealthmagazine.com/arab-health-award-winners-2012/|title=Arab Health award winners 2012|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref><ref name="theinternationalindian" /><ref name="dubaiprnetwork">{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaiprnetwork.com/pr.asp?pr=84166|title=UAE Health Care Entrepreneur Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Honoured with India's Prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate ([[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]] & [[Delhi School of Economics|DSE]] Honors Degree) from [[Aligarh Muslim University]].
* Hamdan Bin Zayed Award for Humanitarian Aid 2014 and 2013<ref name="theinternationalindian">{{cite web|url=http://www.theinternationalindian.com/magazine/2014/21.1/files/assets/basic-html/page21.html|title=The International Indian: Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
* 2012 - Entrepreneur of The Year Award from Indian CEOs<ref name="dubaichonicle">{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2012/02/14/entrepreneur-indian-ceo-awards/|title=Entrepreneur of the year: Indian Ceo Awards|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
* 2011 - Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur Of The Year" for the UAE<ref name="theinternationalindian" />
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* Arab Health International Leadership Award in 2012<ref name="arabhealth">{{cite web|url=http://arabhealthmagazine.com/arab-health-award-winners-2012/|title=Arab Health award winners 2012|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref><ref name="theinternationalindian" /><ref name="dubaiprnetwork">{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaiprnetwork.com/pr.asp?pr=84166|title=UAE Health Care Entrepreneur Dr Shamsheer Vayalil Honoured with India's Prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
* Entrepreneur of The Year Award 2012 At Indian CEO'S Award Ceremony<ref name="dubaichonicle">{{cite web|url=http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2012/02/14/entrepreneur-indian-ceo-awards/|title=Entrepreneur of the year: Indian Ceo Awards|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
*2011 - Honorary Stevie Award for Annual International Business<ref name="StevieAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2648_21072.cfm|title=The International Business Awards: Company / Organization Awards Category Honorees|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
* Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur Of The Year" in 2011 for the UAE<ref name="theinternationalindian" />
*2010 - Younger Achievers Award from the Indian Association of Physiotherapists<ref name="theinternationalindian" />
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*2009 - Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award<ref name="theinternationalindian" /><ref name="dubaiprnetwork" />
*Honorary Stevie Award for Annual International Business 2011<ref name="StevieAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2648_21072.cfm|title=The International Business Awards: Company / Organization Awards Category Honorees|accessdate=17 Nov 2014}}</ref>
*Younger Achievers Award – 2010 from the Indian Association of Physiotherapists<ref name="theinternationalindian" />
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*Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award 2009<ref name="theinternationalindian" /><ref name="dubaiprnetwork" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Shamsheer Vayalil
File:Dr Shamsheer Vayalil.jpg
Born (1977-01-11) 11 January 1977 (age 47)
Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
RelativesM. A. Yusuff Ali (father in-law)
Awards
Pravasi Bharathiya Samman Award, 2014
  • GPF Global Humanitarian Award, 2015
  • Entrepreneur of The Year Award, 2012
  • Honorary Stevie Award for Annual International Business, 2011
Websitewww.drshamsheer.com

Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath (born January 11, 1977) is an Indian physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the chairman and managing director of VPS Healthcare Group,[2] and the vice chairman and managing director of Amanat Holdings, healthcare and education investment company.[3][4]

As of June 2019, Shamsheer has a personal wealth of US$1.4 billion.[1][5]

Early life

Shamsheer was born on January 11, 1977 in Kerala.[6] After his schooling, he pursued a MBBS at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, then obtained his MD in Radiology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in Porur, Chennai.[7]

Career

Shamsheer started his career as a radiologist at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.[8] He worked there for 12 months. In 2007, he became an entrepreneur in the field of healthcare by opening his first hospital – LLH Hospital in Abu Dhabi.[8] Over the next ten years, Shamsheer started twenty hospitals in four countries, under the banner of VPS Healthcare.[9] "VPS Healthcare is an integrated healthcare service provider with 20 operational hospitals, over 125 medical centres, 10,000 employees and medical support services spread across the Middle East, Europe and India".[9]

Shamsheer is a member of the UAE Medical Council, a board member of the Abu Dhabi University, and a member of the Advisory Committee of the University of Sharjah’s College of Medicine.[10]

Philanthropy

Shamsheer is a member of "The Giving Pledge".[6] Joining the initiative, he pledged to donate half his wealth for philanthropy.[11]

VPS Healthcare donated emergency healthcare equipment worth Rs 1.75 crores when Nipah viral infection was diagnosed in Kerala in 2018. The consignment was sent to Kerala on a chartered flight from Abu Dhabi.[12]

He personally pledged to donate Dh 26 million (Rs 50 crore) to Kerala after the monsoon floods in August 2018.[13][14]

NRI (non-resident Indian) rights

In April 2014, Shamsheer filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India in connection with NRI voting rights. Currently, voters have to travel to their constituency to vote. The Court directed the Election Commission of India to explore the possibility for NRIs to cast their vote from their place of residence. In October 2014, the Commission submitted its report to the Court, recommending that NRIs be permitted to vote by proxy and e-postal ballot.[15][16] On August 9, 2018, the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2017, enabling the facility of proxy voting to overseas Indians, was passed by the Lok Sabha, and was awaiting introduction in the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.[17]

Shamsheer is also a member of the Kerala NRI Commission – a quasi-judicial body of the Government of Kerala to protect the interests and properties of non-resident Indians from the state.[18]

Awards and accolades

  • 2016 - Forbes Middle East named in the top 10 Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World[19]
  • 2014 and 2013 - Hamdan Bin Zayed Award for Humanitarian Aid[24]
  • 2012 - Arab Health International Leadership Award[25][24][26]
  • 2012 - Entrepreneur of The Year Award from Indian CEOs[27]
  • 2011 - Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur Of The Year" for the UAE[24]
  • 2011 - Honorary Stevie Award for Annual International Business[28]
  • 2010 - Younger Achievers Award from the Indian Association of Physiotherapists[24]
  • 2009 - Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award[24][26]

Personal life

He is married to Shabeena, the eldest daughter of veteran business man M. A. Yusuff Ali. [29]

References

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