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Adel Sajan

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Group Managing Director at Danube Group
📍 United Arab Emirates

Adel Sajan is the Group Managing Director at Danube Group, where he has been instrumental in diversifying the family business into real estate, retail with Danube Home, and sports with Danube Sports World. Educated at the American University of Sharjah and Harvard Business School, he began his career at age 13, learning the business from the ground up.

Following in his fathers entrepreneurial footsteps, Adel is deeply involved in continuing the familys business legacy. He is married to Dr. Sana Sajan, and they have three children. His launch of Danube Sports World, a large indoor facility, points to a personal interest in making sports like cricket and padel tennis accessible.

Adel and his wife held an extravagant four-day wedding celebration on a luxury cruise ship in the Mediterranean.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Group Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Arab Emirates
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Business Diversification
Expanded the family's core building materials business by launching and leading new verticals in retail (Danube Home), real estate, and sports.
Real Estate Innovation
Focuses on making property ownership accessible through unique payment plans and delivering high-amenity, fully-furnished apartments to attract global investors.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Group Managing Director
Danube Group
2009 - 3-2021
Director
Danube Group
In the press

Media appearances

The 100 NRIs – 2026: Adel Sajan, Group Managing Director, Danube Group. Featured in Entrepreneur Middle East
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Danube Properties Partners with NapkinAds to Tap Into New Channel for Global Real Estate Investment. Featured in PRNewswire
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Education
2021 - 2024
Owners and President’s Management Program
Harvard Business School
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
American University of Sharjah
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