The document provides biographical information on several individuals who have been awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award), including: - Dipak C. Jain, director of Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. - Dr. P Mohamed Ali, an accomplished Omani businessman who founded Galfar Engineering and employs over 65,000 people across various industries. - Shashi Tharoor, an Indian politician and former UN official who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2009. - Bharrat Jagdeo, a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 1999

1. PRAVASI BHARTIYA
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2.  The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Honour/Award) is an award
constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in
conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day), to
honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession.
 The award is given by the President of India.
 Some of the names in the list include Astronauts, Business tycoons, Politicians,
Writers, Economists and Diplomats.
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3.  DipakC. Jain is the Director (Dean) of Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of
Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok,Thailand.
 The announcement of his appointment as Director of Sasin was made on June 7, 2014.
 He is also INSEADChaired Professor of Marketing. He had served as Dean of INSEAD since his
appointment from May 2011 to March 2013.
 He was Dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management from 2001-2009.
 He was also Sandy and MortonGoldman Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies & Professor of
Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, where he had been a member of the faculty
since 1987.
 Jain has been a visiting professor of marketing since 1989 at the Sasin Graduate Institute of
Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
DIPAK C. JAIN

4. Dr. P MOHAMED ALI
 An accomplished and highly respected businessman based in Oman, Dr P Mohamed Ali is
a multifaceted personality known for his strong commitment in education and
philanthropy.
 He has made significant contributions to the infrastructure development in Oman and
India and is regarded as a caring patron of the large Indian expatriate community in the
gulf region.
 Dr P Mohamed Ali, a civil engineer, came to Oman in 1972 where he laid the foundation of
the flagship company Galfar Engineering, the largest private sector employer in the
country.
 Since then, Dr P Mohamed Ali’s business interests and operations have outreached to Abu
Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait & India and the group directly employs over 65000 persons of many
nationalities.
 The group’s engagements cover the domains of civil & industrial construction; oil & gas;
roads & bridges; manufacturing; heavy equipment; electrical & instrumentation; water &
waste water management; education and hospitality.

5.  ShashiTharoor (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician, writer, public intellectual and former
diplomat who has served as Member of Parliament fromThiruvananthapuram, Kerala since
2009.
 He was previously Minister of State in the Government of India for External Affairs[2] (2009–
2010) and Human Resource Development (2012–2014).
 He is a member of the Indian NationalCongress and served as an official spokesperson for the
party from January to October 2014.
 Until 2007 he was a career official at the United Nations, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary
General for Communications and Public Information in 2001.
 After 29 years within the UN,Tharoor announced his departure after finishing second in the
2006 elections for the Secretary-General to Ban Ki-moon.
SHASHITHAROOR

6. BHARRAT JAGDEO
 Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who was President of
Guyana from 11 August 1999, to 3 December 2011.
 He holds a number of global leadership positions in the areas of sustainable development,
green growth and climate change.
 Prior to his presidency, he was Minister of Finance and became President after Janet Jagan
resigned for health reasons.
 Subsequently he won two elections, in 2001 and 2006.
 He was the first President of Guyana to relinquish office in accordance with term limits he
signed into the Guyanese Constitution.
 Jagdeo was born in Unity Village on the East Coast of Demerara.

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