About Thumbay Group
Thumbay Group is an Ajman-based business group with major interests in healthcare and medical education. Founded in 1998 by Thumbay Moideen, it operates hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories and a medical university, and has become one of the best-known companies based in Ajman.
Education was the group's starting point. Gulf Medical University in Ajman, one of the region's private medical universities, offers programmes in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and other health sciences. The university trains healthcare professionals for the UAE and the wider region.
Linked to the university is Thumbay's healthcare network, which includes Thumbay University Hospital in Ajman, an academic hospital that provides patient care while supporting teaching and research. The group also operates hospitals and clinics in other emirates, along with pharmacies, diagnostic labs and other healthcare services.
The combination of education and healthcare creates an academic health system, where teaching, research and patient care are integrated. This model is common in major international medical centres and is less common among private groups in the region.
Thumbay Group has invested in digital healthcare, including digital services for patients, telemedicine and technology to support its hospitals and clinics. Digital tools help patients book appointments and access services, while supporting coordination across the group's facilities.
Beyond healthcare and education, the group has interests in other sectors, including retail, hospitality and media, reflecting a diversified business model.
Ajman is the smallest emirate by area but has a growing population and economy, and Thumbay's investments have contributed significantly to healthcare and education in the emirate. The group serves patients and students from across the northern emirates.
The UAE's healthcare and higher education sectors have grown rapidly, driven by population growth and government investment in quality services.
Thumbay Group's academic health system approach makes it a distinctive healthcare player outside Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Startups UAE profiles it as one of Ajman's leading companies.
Education was the group's starting point. Gulf Medical University in Ajman, one of the region's private medical universities, offers programmes in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and other health sciences. The university trains healthcare professionals for the UAE and the wider region.
Linked to the university is Thumbay's healthcare network, which includes Thumbay University Hospital in Ajman, an academic hospital that provides patient care while supporting teaching and research. The group also operates hospitals and clinics in other emirates, along with pharmacies, diagnostic labs and other healthcare services.
The combination of education and healthcare creates an academic health system, where teaching, research and patient care are integrated. This model is common in major international medical centres and is less common among private groups in the region.
Thumbay Group has invested in digital healthcare, including digital services for patients, telemedicine and technology to support its hospitals and clinics. Digital tools help patients book appointments and access services, while supporting coordination across the group's facilities.
Beyond healthcare and education, the group has interests in other sectors, including retail, hospitality and media, reflecting a diversified business model.
Ajman is the smallest emirate by area but has a growing population and economy, and Thumbay's investments have contributed significantly to healthcare and education in the emirate. The group serves patients and students from across the northern emirates.
The UAE's healthcare and higher education sectors have grown rapidly, driven by population growth and government investment in quality services.
Thumbay Group's academic health system approach makes it a distinctive healthcare player outside Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and Startups UAE profiles it as one of Ajman's leading companies.