Dubai businessman’s son Mansoor Galadari dies at 24

Mansoor Galadari, the 24-year-old son of well-known Emirati businessman Mustafa Galadari, died on Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief across the UAE business community, Khaleej Times reported.

According to the family’s official announcement, Janazah prayers are scheduled for 10am on Sunday at Al Quoz Grand Mosque, situated beside Al Quoz Cemetery, where the burial will take place. The family will accept condolences later that day at their majlis in Jumeirah.

Colleagues at the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group described Mansoor as a diligent young executive who had joined the family enterprise in 2022. One staff member recalled his rapid grasp of the business, telling Khaleej Times, “He learned things very quickly and took on responsibilities at a young age.”

The company’s chief financial officer, Arsalan Khateeb, spoke of Mansoor’s ambitions for the firm’s future. “He was a next-generation leader with a clear vision for the company’s expansion. To him, employees were more than just employees,” Khateeb said.

Among those publicly mourning was Hussain Sajwani, who founded Damac Properties and directed his sympathies to the grieving father. “We extend our deepest condolences to Mustafa Galadari on the passing of his beloved son, Mansour. May Almighty God shower him with His mercy, grant him eternal peace, and provide strength, patience and comfort to his family during this difficult time,” Sajwani wrote on social media.

Suhail Galadari, who serves as Co-Chairman of Galadari Brothers, also posted a tribute to his official Instagram account, asking for divine mercy on the young man and forbearance for those he left behind.