Sunny Kurian

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Sunny Kurian
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Born
Goa, India
Occupation Pediatrician
Known forPediatrics
SpouseMeera Kurian
Children2 children
AwardsKerala State Business Excellence Award
Sharjah Economic Excellence Award
Sharjah Police Appreciation Award

Sunny Kurian is a Sharjah-based Indian-born pediatrician [1] [2] [3] and the founder president of the UAE wing of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). [1] [4] He is the founder trustee of the Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) [5] and the chairman of Dr. Sunny's Group [6] [7] [8] which he established in Sharjah in 1990. [9]

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Biography

Sunny Kurian was born in the Indian state of Goa, then a Union Territory, in a Malayali family settled there. [1] His medical education was at the J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere under Mysore University, [5] from where he secured his master's degree (MD) in pediatrics. [1] He moved to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates in 1989 and a year later, established his own medical practice under the name, Dr. Sunny's Clinic. [1] [5] The centre slowly grew to become a business conglomerate, Dr. Sunny's Healthcare Group, with six multispecialty medical centres and business interests in pharmaceuticals, opticals and education. [1] [5] [10] [11]

Kurian, holder of a higher degree in adolescent medicine (PGDAP), is a founder trustee of the Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) [5] and holds the position of its vice chairman. [1] [6] [11] [12] He is a founder of the Association of Kerala Medical Graduates (AKMG), an affiliate association of IBPC involved in charitable and educational projects, of which he served as the first secretary general and is the president of its Sharjah chapter. [1] [11] [13] His contribution is reported behind the establishment of the United Arab Emirates branch of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics in 2011, the first branch of the academy outside India. [1] [6] He also sits on the board of trustees of the India Trade and Exhibitions Centre, Middle East (ITEC). [1] [14]

In 2015, The Sunny Healthcare group was acquired by Abu Dhabi based NMC Health group for US$64 million. [15] Subsequent to acquisition, NMC Health renamed The Sunny Healthcare group as NMC Sunny. [16]

Sunny Kurian, a known sports enthusiast involved in promoting local sporting events such as Berry Hills Indian Basketball League [17] and Dr Sunny's Medical Centre AKCC cricket tournament, [11] [18] is married to his former classmate at Davangere, Meera Kurian, a consultant physician. [19] The couple has two daughters and the family lives in Sharjah. [1]

Awards and honours

Kurian was ranked 70 among the Top 100 Indian Leaders in the UAE by the Forbes Middle East in 2014. [6] He featured in the Forbes annual lists twice more, first in the Top 100 Healthcare Leaders in the Middle East list in 2024 [24] followed by Top 50 Healthcare Leaders 2025 Founders & Shareholders list in 2025. [25] Arabian Business, a Dubai based business magazine rated him in 2014 as the 39th richest Indian in the United Arab Emirates. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "IBPM UAE" (PDF). IBPM UAE. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Al Buhaira" (PDF). Al Buhaira. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "GC Trader". GC Trader. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAP UAE". IAP UAE. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Arabian Business". Arabian Business. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Forbes Middle East". 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sports 360". Sports 360. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Khaleej Times". Khaleej Times. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "GC Trader About Us". GC Trader. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Forbes ME Rank". Forbes ME. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "IBPC Sharjah". IBPC Sharjah. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "APJ Abdul Kalam visit" (PDF). Skyline College. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "AKMG Sharjah". AKMG. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "ITEC" (PDF). ITEC. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "NMC spends almost $100 million to acquire two new health groups". 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Clinics in Sharjah | Medical Centre UAE". nmcsunny.ae. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Gulf News". Gulf News. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "AKCC tournament". Gulf News. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Malayali doctor Sunny Kurien receives Sharjah Excellence Award". Asianet News Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "Cochin Herald". Cochin Herald. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  21. ↑ Web Desk (27 June 2025). "Sharjah Excellence Award 2024 honours business innovation, quality". madhyamamonline.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Sunny Kurien Receives Prestigious Sharjah Excellence Award for Third Time". Mathrubhumi. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Dr. Sunny Kurian received the Sharjah Excellence Award 2024". ഇന്ത്യൻ പ്രവാസികൾക്ക് അഭിമാനം; ഷാർജ എക്‌സലൻസ് പുരസ്കാരം സ്വന്തമാക്കി ഡോ. സണ്ണി കുര്യൻ (in Malayalam). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  24. ↑ Mughal, Waqar. "Top 100 Healthcare Leaders 2024". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Mughal, Waqar. "Top Healthcare Leaders 2025 Founders & Shareholders". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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