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Benedict pinto (20th May 1970) was born on May 20, 1970. In a Roman Catholic family in a farming village in Karnataka state, India. Father Jerome Pinto and Mother Mercine Pinto. The success story of an Indian businessman who has conquered great positions in a short span of time and has become a haven for many families through his business expansion is inspiring.

Biography
Benedict Pinto is the Founder and CEO of the Abu Dhabi – based New Al Khalidiya Group of Companies. New Al Khalidiya, started in 2005 in Abu Dhabi industrial area (Musaffah) with a few workers. It is the name of a successful transformation of an Indian expatriate named Benedict Pinto into an Indian foreign businessman. Ten divisions and hundreds of workers in various fields including glass-aluminium processing, construction, graphics, building materials trading, auto garage and shipment service are direct testament to Pinto’s success.

Early life
Benedict Pinto was born on May 20, 1970. In a Roman Catholic family in a farming village in Karnataka state, India. Father Jerome Pinto and Mother Mercine Pinto. Pinto was a family name they inherited many generations ago. Benedict Pinto was the third of ten children. Pinto born and live in Mani, Bantwal in Mangalore, South Karnataka is an agriculture area. His previous generation, including the father, had chosen agriculture as their livelihood. Pinto also landed in the soil at a young age. Along with his studies, Pinto found time to help his father with farm work and learn about agriculture. He completed his school career at St. Joseph School, 3 KM from his home.

Job experiments
From the day he remembered, he spent most of his time on the farm. Pinto wondered if my whole life would be confined to this farm and village if I continued like this. This think led him to move to Mangalore city, a town about 25 K.M from his village. As a teenager, Pinto joined an auto garage in Mangalore city. It was Pinto’s first entry into the technical world. He showed a sense of dedication and immense perceptive power at an early age. So he quickly became proficient at work. In the meantime, he gets a chance to travel outside of Karnataka. His journey ended in Mumbai. He got a job in a garage, but could not keep up lifestyle in Mumbai. Because of that, he returned to his village in a few days. After returning from Mumbai, Pinto got a job with a private transport company. He was constantly travelling to different states of India. Having mastered driving at an early age, Pinto travelled extensively through major cities in southern and northern India.

The new beginning of the expatriate
Before reaching the CEO and Managing Director of the new Al Khalidiya Group, the path Pinto went through was very difficult. Pinto landed at 1996 in Abu Dhabi. Pinto started his expatriate life in a famous glass & aluminium company in Abu Dhabi- Musaffah industrial area. The early time of his expatriate life, he always thought about going back home because of the difficulty of adapting to the new life. He was very meticulous about his work even when he was anxious to go back. Pinto quickly mastered the technical aspects of his work. Gradually he gave up the desire to return home and focused more on work matters. Pinto returned home in 1999 after cancelling his visa from the company where he had worked for four years. In 1999 he was married to Ms. Preethi Pinto and blessed with two children named as Master Pramith and Miss Pramisha. He returned to the UAE within a year. On his second visit to the UAE, he tried to a job in the Al-Ain region, but very soon he joined in a famous glass company at Abu Dhabi Musaffah industrial area.

New Al khalidiya Group of Companies
When he was about four years old in his new work place, he thought about starting his own business. The technical knowledge and confidence he gained from a decade -long career in the gulf idea him to this decision. Pinto made his dream of owning his own company a reality in 2005 by taking on every crisis as a challenge. The company was established in the Musaffah 14 Industrial area. It was his tireless efforts that transformed khalidiya in to a business group in its present form. Pinto also formed a very energetic team to grow his business. Since 2011, the new Al khalidiya group has made some huge strides. Until then, the company had only one division in Musaffah 14. Khalidiya, which relied on other companies for materials for construction, decided to set up its own glass processing unit. The glass processing unit, which was setup at Musaffah 11 in 2011, was later extensively relocated to Musaffah 37 in 2015. The glass tempering plant also realized that same year. Now more than hundred people are employed only in glass division on Musaffah 37. The aluminium division of Musaffah 14, which started with three employees, is another extensive division comprising of hundreds of workers. The tower technical, which started in Musaffah 44, and the glass division in Badazayed are direct testimonies to the khalidiya group's success. With the establishment of the gulf service station, the group has been able to make new strides in the automotive sector. Gulf graphic was another innovative venture of the company that started in Musaffah 44. Khalidiya started a trading division just before the Corona attack. Gulf international hardware and accessories trading has been able to become the group's trading force, even in times of crisis. The Corona attack has largely paralyzed business entrepreneurs. At this stage of the challenge of sustaining the moving establishment if self, one can't even think of starting a new venture. But even in this time of crisis, Benedict Pinto continues to excel in business, launching new venture. The Al khalidiya group's latest venture is Al  khalidiya shipment service.