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An inside view of the Bentley car owned by Vignesh Vijayakumar
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Vignesh Vijayakumar with his beloved Rolls Royce car at his villa in Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Mr Vijayakumar has gone from washing cars to owning his own fleet
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Mr Vijayakumar began life in Dubai as a car washer in Deira, he dreamed of owning cars like those he cleaned
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Vignesh Vijayakumar became a millionaire by working his way up from being a car washer in Deira to an entrepreneur
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Mr Vijayakumar lives in a villa in Jumeirah. A far cry from his early days in Dubai when he shared a two-bedroom home with 13 others
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In 2008 he opened his own visa-renewal company. Mr Vijayakumar now owns 14 luxury cars.
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Vignesh Vijayakumar has won a string of awards linked to his business achievements
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An inside view of the Bentley car owned by Vignesh Vijayakumar
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Vignesh Vijayakumar with his beloved Rolls Royce car at his villa in Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Mr Vijayakumar has gone from washing cars to owning his own fleet
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Mr Vijayakumar began life in Dubai as a car washer in Deira, he dreamed of owning cars like those he cleaned
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Vignesh Vijayakumar became a millionaire by working his way up from being a car washer in Deira to an entrepreneur
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Mr Vijayakumar lives in a villa in Jumeirah. A far cry from his early days in Dubai when he shared a two-bedroom home with 13 others
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In 2008 he opened his own visa-renewal company. Mr Vijayakumar now owns 14 luxury cars.
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Vignesh Vijayakumar has won a string of awards linked to his business achievements
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An inside view of the Bentley car owned by Vignesh Vijayakumar
How a Dubai resident went from washing cars to being a multi-millionaire
Vignesh Vijayakumar speaks to The National about his dream – and now reality – of owning 14 luxury cars in Dubai
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Anjana Sankar
14 July, 2023
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