MUSCAT: Lulu International Group Chairman Yusuff Ali MA had undergone a spinal surgery in Abu Dhabi on Thursday following a helicopter emergency landing in his home state of Kerala in India on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by V. Nandakumar, director of communications, Lulu Group, Yusuff Ali underwent a successful spinal surgery at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
“An expert team of 25 doctors led by neurosurgeon Dr Amr El Shawarbi performed the surgery and Mr Yusuff Ali is recovering well in the hospital,” Nandakumar said.
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“Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, son-in-law of Yusuff Ali and owner of Burjeel Hospital rushed to Kochi on April 11, immediately after the unfortunate helicopter accident. He led the initiatives to bring back Yusuff Ali to Abu Dhabi swiftly and safely in a special flight arranged by the Abu Dhabi royal family,” he said.
On Sunday, a private helicopter carrying Yusuff Ali and his wife made the emergency landing in a marshy land near the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies near Panagad in Kochi after it suffered a technical malfunction.
“Yusuff Ali and his family members have expressed their sincere gratitude and appreciation to all well-wishers and friends for their continued prayers and blessings,” Nandakumar added.
