He dropped out of high school aged 15 but it turned out he did not need much education. Alukkas founded one of the GCC and India’s most recognised jewellery companies, the Joyalukkas Group, in 1987, before driving its growth to over 160 showrooms across 11 countries including the UAE, India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UK, Singapore, USA and Malaysia. It has over 8,000 employees and more than 10 million customers worldwide.