{"id":831,"date":"2021-01-12T09:41:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T09:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2021-01-23T17:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T17:39:52","slug":"lalu-samuel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-indian-business-leaders-in-the-middle-east\/lalu-samuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lalu Samuel"},"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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Chairman and Managing Director <\/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\"> Kingston Holdings<\/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 title-heading-tag\" style=\"margin:0;color:#ffffff;\"><span class=\"rank_heading\"> Sector: <span class=\"ranking_details\"> Trading and Distribution<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;letter-spacing:0.01em !Important;color:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"_22Ymv\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Trained in business and accounting, Samuel started the Sharjah-based Kingston Holdings in 1996, which is now one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of electrical products in the Middle East, generating an annual turnover of $160 million. 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