KS Sheikh Karnire, vice president of Expertise Contracting Ltd, hailing from Mangalore (Karnataka) near Kannangar, becomes one of the few Indians to receive permanent residency in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom recently allowed foreign nationals to own businesses and property, as per the news published in Daijiworld. He also happens to be the pride of Mangalureans living in the Gulf country.
“My deepest appreciation to King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and the whole Saudi Government,” Sheikh stated in response to the news, as per the online sources. This is, without a doubt, a proud moment for me. I am overjoyed and overjoyed. My heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has put their faith in Expertise and to my brothers, who are the driving force behind Expertise’s success.”
The Saudi Green Card, also known as the Premium Residency, is a residency card that allows expats to live, work and own businesses and property in Saudi Arabia without the requirement of a sponsor.
The Premium Residency is part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform plan, which was launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in order to strengthen the Saudi economy. Expertise Contracting Company, established in 1999, is a well-known industrial service provider in Saudi Arabia.
Expertise services encompass key industrial divisions, enabling them to serve a wide range of industries, including petrochemicals, oil and gas, fertilizer, steel, cement, water treatment and power generation. Expertise has a 300,000-square-meter operational terminal in Jubail Industrial City, KSA, and has branch offices all around the country.
Because of his social activities among NRIs, he is well-known among all expats residing in the eastern province.
During the COVID 19 outbreak, Sheikh and his team helped distressed employees and families return to India safely through more than ten chartered planes to various Indian cities. They also administer the KS Sayeed Charitable Trust, which provides food, housing and education to a number of underprivileged households. Sheikh came to the country as an automobile engineer, and he and his five brothers founded the enterprise.
