Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman Of Aster Dm Healthcare Group

A Highly Determined Medical Professional, who has Established an impactful Healthcare Facilities & Services in India

Azad Moopen is an Indian physician and philanthropist, and developer of healthcare facilities in Asia-Pacific. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare -Healthcare Conglomerates in the Middle East and India founded in 1987. In 2010 and 2011, he was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Early Childhood

Azad Moopen was born in 1953 in an Indian village Kalpakancheri in Malappuram district of Kerala. His family owned a bulk of land in the area of Kalpakancheri, a part of Valluvanad in Southern Malabar. His father, Ahmed Unni Moopen, was involved in the freedom struggle during the 1940s. Azad Moopen passed the MBBS with a gold medal and an MD in general medicine from the Calicut Medical College, Kerala, and a diploma in chest disease from Delhi University.

Moopen’s Father who added meaning to his life

A young Moopen was inspired by his father’s important standing in their village. A wealthy landlord, Ahmed Unni Moopen was a freedom fighter and philanthropist who had helped build the local hospital, school and post office. “People, including policemen, came to him to solve problems. I learnt decision-making from him,” says the son, who became a student leader in college and successfully campaigned against the government’s move to accord MBBS degree to homeopathy doctors.

Moopen’s Father had been particular about two things — his youngest son must read Mathrubhoomi and The Hindu every morning; and he had to excel in mathematics. He should have all the makings of an entrepreneur, in effect. However, the decision to become a doctor had been an emotional one. The youngest of five brothers and two sisters, Moopen was barely 15 when his father passed away. He knew that his father had always wanted one of his children to become a doctor.