Started his career by doing all the odd jobs, today Yusuf Ali is known as the LuLu King.

LuLu is the fastest growing retail chain in the Middle East, and is a highly diversified entity with operations spanning a vast geographical landscape.

The true son of Kerala, he has always strived to bring in foreign investments and expertise to India.

Like the first and only International Airport with private participation, in Cochin, Kerala.

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And a separate hospitality arm, Twenty14 Holdings, to focus on acquisition and management of assets around the globe.

Padma Shri (2008) and Pravasi Bhartiya Samman (2015), are some of the laurels under his name.