Dhananjay Datar is an Indian businessman based in the United Arab Emirates.
Datar was born in Maharashtra[1] and brought up by his grandmother in the city of Amaravati from the age of 8 as his father was a sergeant in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and travelled constantly.
[2] Joining him, Datar took out a bank loan and expanded the business, naming it Al Adil group.
[1] Datar has frequently been dubbed as the "Masala King" by media in both the UAE[5] and India[6][7] and in 2017 was ranked 39th among the 50 Richest Indians in the GCC by Arabian Business.
[1] He was a recipient of the Udyog Rattan Award for outstanding contribution to the economic development of India in 2011.