Burj Khalifa
Siddiki is a person of high energy and willingness to take chances, go the extra mile and thrive on new challenges by outlining career goals and targets to achieve throughout his career. His will and perseverance prepared him to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at the age of 19, and a Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) at only 23. “My parents were adamant that we should investigate as to who was the youngest CPA ever to clear the exams, and we submitted all documents to the Guinness Book of World Records team in the UK. After a long wait of six months they gave us the good news that I was the youngest CPA in the world Alhumdulillah.”
With a clear passion for the world of business, Siddiki, in partnership with two of his family members, went on to establish Arabian Sands, a boutique real estate firm that
seeks to provide personalized advisory and brokerage services to its GCC based clients looking to invest in Dubai.
“In every challenge there lies an opportunity, and our strength relies on the ability to identify most favorable investments for our investors."
Siddiki didn’t end it here. He also joined ValuStrat/ Khabeer Al Tathmeen Al Aqari as a partner and business development director, with a focus on the real estate sector. When asked why he chose real estate as his entrepreneurial venture, he replied, “Real Estate was ingrained in me from a very young age, having seen my father in the same line of business throughout my childhood. It is a business with real tangible assets, especially the development aspect of it as it gives a great sense of achievement personally and professionally.”
With the will to constantly grow professionally and personally, Siddiki wants Arabian Sands Real Estate and ValuStrat to become the one stop shop for real estate investments and advisory services. He’s keen on continuing to add value, and in the process, inspire young minds.
The biggest challenge Siddiki faced and is still facing is the slowdown of the real estate market in the Dubai and the region, mainly due to lower oil prices and global slowdown. However, he believes that,
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My next goal is to create a real estate fund that targets affordable housing in the region, with the purpose of benefiting the economy and the investors. — Yousuf Siddiki
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