The 100 NRIs – 2026: Bajpe Zakria, Chief Executive Officer, ALMUZAIN Gulf Saudi Contracting Company

This article forms part of The 100 NRIs, a special edition by Entrepreneur Middle East spotlighting the most influential non-resident Indians shaping business, innovation, and investment across the region.

Bajpe Zakria’s professional journey is a powerful story of perseverance, expertise, and visionary leadership across borders. Initiating his career at the grassroots level after arriving in Saudi Arabia, he initially worked with a dredging company before transitioning into the industrial services sector. Over the past 32 years, Zakria has built deep expertise in maintenance and turnaround projects, serving as a project lead across the Kingdom and the GCC.

Driven by a commitment to excellence, Zakria founded ALMUZAIN with a clear focus on safety, quality, and on-time completion. Under his visionary leadership, the company has evolved into a trusted partner for major industrial clients, guided by a strategic vision to become a comprehensive “One- Stop Service Provider.” By delivering integrated services through in-house resources, ALMUZAIN consistently adds measurable value for clients and has grown into one of the leading Turnaround and Maintenance service providers in KSA.

Zakria’s leadership and contributions have earned widespread recognition. In November 2025, the Government of Karnataka honoured him with the Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti (Rajyotsava Award) in the Non-Resident Kannadiga category— one of the state’s highest civilian honours, celebrating excellence and contribution by NRIs.

In KSA, Zakria has been honoured multiple times on behalf of ALMUZAIN by industry giants such as Saudi Aramco and SABIC. Notable recognition includes appreciation for outstanding ownership, courage, teamwork, safe and timely execution of complex industrial projects, exceptional performance during YASREF Mega Turnaround, and consistent overall performance and positive contributions over several years.

At the heart of his leadership philosophy is people. Zakria proudly leads ALMUZAIN as a family; motivating, guiding, and empowering an experienced team that consistently delivers success on every project entrusted to the company.

“Our Team, Our Success” is not just a motto, but the foundation of ALMUZAIN’s sustained growth and reputation.

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