Business divisions
Six divisions, one operating thesis.
The take-make-dispose economy is finished. Every division exists to prove that industrial growth can be regenerative — and profitable while it is.
Renewable Energy
- Solar PV systems and integration
- Wind energy development
- Energy storage
- Green hydrogen production
- Clean power for manufacturing
EV & Mobility
- Electric vehicle assembly
- EV battery gigafactory
- Hydrogen vehicle manufacturing
- Charging infrastructure
- Advanced mobility
Advanced Manufacturing
- Industrial zone development
- Turnkey factory delivery
- Precision manufacturing
- Circular economy design
- Smart logistics and automation
Technology & Semiconductor
- Semiconductor ATMP
- SiC and GaN compound semis
- Cleanroom facilities
- R&D and innovation centres
- AI and IoT integration
Aerospace & Aviation
- Aerospace manufacturing
- MRO and precision machining
- UAV systems and analytics
- Advanced composites
- Phase III Erisha cluster
Real Estate & ESG
- Mixed-use development
- Net Zero construction
- RERA-compliant residential
- Hospitality and healthcare
- ESG-first master planning
ESG & sustainability framework
Net Zero from day one, not day one thousand.
Net Zero construction
- All buildings delivered to Net Zero standards from day one
- Greywater recycling throughout
- Renewable-ready grid and green mobility infrastructure
Clean energy integration
- Solar, hydrogen and storage ready
- 5G and IoT backbone
- Energy generated within Erisha powers Erisha
Circular manufacturing
- Circular economy principles embedded in masterplanning
- Waste-to-energy and resource optimisation
- Five distinct carbon revenue streams
Jobs & community
- 4,000 direct and 20,000+ indirect jobs
- Workforce housing, schools and hospital in-hub
- A live–work community, not a shift camp
National alignment
- UAE Operation 300bn
- UAE Net Zero 2050 vision
- UAE–India CEPA preferential treatment
Credentials
- ADGM-registered holding company, licence 35034
- RAKEZ master developer via Rana Exim FZ-LLC
- UAE AML/KYC compliant; OECD transfer pricing aligned
Leadership
Who is accountable.
Founder of Rana Group, which grew from a village in Uttar Pradesh into a global industrial conglomerate. Under his leadership the group has expanded into automobiles, agriculture, information technology, aerospace, aviation, satellite and space technology, e-mobility, hydrogen fuel-cell and biofuel buses, and vehicle charging infrastructure. Holds an Honorary Doctorate awarded by a European university for specialisation in elite technologies, business, innovation and international collaboration. His focus on ESG and the circular economy is the defining feature of the Smart Hub model: the take-make-dispose economy is finished, and industrial growth has to become regenerative.
Forty years delivering construction projects worth billions of dirhams. Leadership roles at Habtoor Leighton Group, Specon KSA, Entire MEP and Al Dhafra Recycling Industries, covering P&L, general management and strategic operational planning.
Thirty years delivering major infrastructure and social-investment initiatives across the UK and UAE. Senior leadership at Emaar Properties, Habtoor Leighton Group, Mair Group and Skanska UK, leading large-scale project execution and public–private structures.