{"id":825,"date":"2021-01-12T06:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T06:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=825"},"modified":"2021-01-23T17:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T17:36:07","slug":"shamlal-ahamed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-middle-east\/shamlal-ahamed\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamlal Ahamed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container max-width-1140 list_container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #132030;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div 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class=\"ranking_details\"> Managing Director International Operations<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category2\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\"> Company: <span class=\"ranking_details\"> Malabar Gold and Diamonds<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two list_category1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-heading-left 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