Adilet Chynystanov, a Kyrgyzstani citizen, is one of the many success stories to emerge from the Dubai property industry, riding the wave of a market boom.
After graduating in business administration from his home country, he moved to Dubai in 2012 to build a better life. He worked in travel retail for eight years, before switching and working his way up to become an associate director at a Dubai-based real estate agency, where he manages a team and handles property sales for top-tier developers such as Emaar, Damac and Modon.
The 36 year old rents an apartment in Business Bay, with his wife and daughter, six. But he owns three properties in the UAE and is aiming for a bigger portfolio that generates considerable passive income.
What was your first job and salary?
I joined as a sales assistant at Dubai Duty Free and earned a monthly salary of Dh3,000 ($815) in 2012, right after I graduated from university in Kyrgyzstan.
I couldn't speak English but I wanted to work for a big billion-dollar company, interact with people in English and build my career.
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