Qaiser Ibrahim — Founder of DXB Talk

FOUNDER OF DXB TALK

Pakistani entrepreneur whose Dubai journey began in 2007 — 25+ years across technology, trading and digital business, and the founder of Dubai’s honest guide to itself.

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Qaiser Ibrahim is the Founder of DXB Talk — “Your Gateway to Dubai Life” — the guide he built to give something back to the city that gave him his chance. What began in October 2024 as one man’s love letter to Dubai is now a library of 11,500+ guides, 25+ free tools, a daily Dubai Today brief and a weekly podcast, read by the people who visit, move to and live in this city.

“I came to Dubai with ambition and not much else. This city gave me my chance — DXB Talk is my way of giving something back.”

The Journey

2007 — the journey begins. Qaiser arrives in the Emirates from Pakistan and starts building his life in Sharjah and Dubai, in technology and business.
2011–2020 — the Businessmen.ae years. At L Mansoori Businessmen & Public Relations Services, working with the late Rashed Al Mansoori, he serves as Manager and Business Development Manager of one of Dubai’s established PRO and business-services firms — a decade of helping people and companies set up, settle and grow in the UAE.
The ventures. Across 25+ years he founds and grows businesses in IT, trading and digital services — including CCSOL (Creative Concepts & Solutions) and One Winsome (import and trading) — serving, in his words, more than 5,000 clients around the world.
Today — Globel Luminary. Co-Founder & General Manager at Globel Luminary General Trading Co., a Dubai-licensed general trading company whose group family includes Simba Shoes, FUMO, AASME, One Winsome, CCSOL — and DXB Talk.
October 2024 — DXB Talk. He founds the platform that brings it all together: everything he learned about living and doing business in Dubai, published openly for everyone.

Dubai Days

Before DXB Talk, there was Dubai itself. From 2011 to 2020 I worked at Businessmen.ae, alongside the late Rashed Al Mansoori — my CEO and mentor — with my cousin Saddam Hussain, Saeed Al Mansoori and a team that became family. These photos and short films are small pieces of those years: the work, the friendships, and the city that shaped me.

In memory of the late Rashed Al Mansoori — my CEO and mentor at Businessmen.ae, and the man who gave me my start in Dubai.

Dubai Days — a short clip from the road

My Dubai Years — The Videos

Six short films from my Dubai years, now on the DXB Talk YouTube channel. Tap any cover to play it here.

My Dubai Years — Part 1 — video cover — My Dubai Years — Part 1

My Dubai Years — Part 3 — video cover — My Dubai Years — Part 3

My Dubai Years — Part 4 — video cover — My Dubai Years — Part 4

My Dubai Years — Part 6 — video cover — My Dubai Years — Part 6

Desert Camp Nights in Dubai — video cover — Desert Camp Nights in Dubai

Dubai — Where Every Sunset Feels Like a Dream — video cover — Where Every Sunset Feels Like a Dream

Dubai Days — The Photos

Qaiser Ibrahim with a friend by the Business Bay canal in Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa in the distance — Business Bay, my old neighbourhood

Qaiser Ibrahim at a cricket match in a packed Dubai stadium — Cricket nights in Dubai

Qaiser Ibrahim standing in the clear turquoise sea at a Dubai beach — Beach days

Qaiser Ibrahim riding the Dubai Metro — The Metro commute

Qaiser Ibrahim in the Dubai desert dunes at dusk — Out in the dunes

Qaiser Ibrahim with friends outside a mandi restaurant in Dubai — Mandi nights

Qaiser Ibrahim overlooking new residential towers in Dubai at dusk — New towers, same city

An indoor cricket league match in Dubai — Indoor cricket season

Qaiser Ibrahim having coffee outdoors at night in Dubai — Coffee by the canal

Qaiser Ibrahim on a night walk at City Walk, Dubai — City Walk nights

Qaiser Ibrahim with friends at a restaurant in Dubai — Good times with the team

Qaiser Ibrahim on a footbridge over a busy Dubai highway at dusk — Rush hour from above

Qaiser Ibrahim at an indoor badminton hall in Dubai — Sports nights with friends

Qaiser Ibrahim with a friend by the water in Dubai — Walks by the water

Qaiser Ibrahim with the team on a night out in Dubai — The team, after hours

Qaiser Ibrahim at a cafe in Dubai with a friend — Coffee and conversation

Qaiser Ibrahim at the gym in Dubai — Staying fit in the city

Qaiser Ibrahim with friends outside a Dubai mall at night — Evenings out in the city

Qaiser Ibrahim laughing with a friend at night in Dubai, black and white photo — Late-night laughs

Qaiser Ibrahim outside an office tower in Dubai at night — City nights

Qaiser Ibrahim in a car with friends in Dubai — On the road

Qaiser Ibrahim at Dubai International Airport — DXB, home base

Qaiser Ibrahim taking a mirror selfie with a friend in Dubai — Quick mirror check

Qaiser Ibrahim wearing sunglasses inside a Dubai mall — Out and about

Qaiser Ibrahim celebrating with friends at a party in Dubai — Celebration nights

Qaiser Ibrahim with a friend on a night out in Dubai — Nights out with friends

Qaiser Ibrahim in a car with a friend in Dubai, both wearing sunglasses — Drives with friends

Evening walk along a tree-lined boulevard in Dubai, with city lights overhead — Boulevard evenings

Inside a safari vehicle crossing the desert outside Dubai — Safari road trips

Friends taking a selfie indoors in front of a bright advertising screen in Dubai — City days with friends

Evening at an outdoor café in Dubai, with a palm tree and café lights behind — Café nights

Standing at the Al Meydan Street intersection in Al Quoz 1, Dubai, with towers behind — Al Quoz 1 — where I spent years

Selfie at indoor badminton courts in Dubai during a busy games night — Badminton nights

Mall interior in Dubai at night, beneath a bright neon sign — Mall evenings

Selfie inside a Dubai shopping mall in front of a tailoring store — Mall days

Night selfie with a friend on a rooftop terrace in Dubai, with city buildings behind — Rooftop nights with friends

Relaxing at a café table in Dubai with coffee cups, a water bottle and a menu stand — Coffee stops

Group selfie with friends sitting in a restaurant booth in Dubai — Dinners with friends

Night selfie beside the fountain lake in Downtown Dubai, with city lights reflecting on the water — Fountain nights

Selfie inside an airport jet bridge with a traveller walking behind — Airport days

Selfie at an office desk in Dubai with a laptop open and city towers outside the window — Office days

Night selfie beside the big heart sculpture in Downtown Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa behind — Downtown nights

Selfie at a desert safari camp entrance in Dubai, with quad bikes and sand dunes behind — Desert safari days

Selfie in a gym in Dubai with exercise machines and mirrors behind — Gym days

Selfie inside a Dubai mall with polished marble floors, white columns and escalators behind — At the mall

Selfie with a friend holding a coffee cup inside a Dubai mall — Coffee with friends

Selfie with a friend under a long covered walkway in Dubai on a bright day — Out with friends

Group selfie with friends inside a Dubai nightclub, with a cake display behind — Club nights with friends

For more films from these years and from the DXB Talk studio, see the Watch section below — or visit the DXB Talk YouTube channel.

What DXB Talk Publishes

Every guide on DXB Talk exists to answer a real question a real person asked about Dubai — visas and immigration, moving and neighbourhoods, jobs and salaries, business setup, schools and scholarships, food, travel and daily costs. Around the guides sit the free tools he insisted on building: a visa checker, a golden visa checker, cost-of-living and rent calculators, prayer times, the Dubai Morning brief and more. The rule for all of it is the one he set on day one: honest, practical, and checked against official sources.

Ventures & Roles

Founder — DXB Talk (2024–present)
Co-Founder & General Manager — Globel Luminary General Trading Co., Dubai
Founder — CCSOL · Creative Concepts & Solutions (IT & digital)
Founder — One Winsome (import & trading)
Manager / Business Development Manager — L Mansoori Businessmen & Public Relations Services (2011–2020)
Also associated with: DXB Pros, Al Khutot Al Thahabia Tourism, AASME, FUMO

Quick Facts

Dubai journey: since 2007
Experience: 25+ years in technology, trading and digital business
Clients served: 5,000+ across his ventures
Founded DXB Talk: October 2024
Education: Allama Iqbal Open University, Gujranwala
DXB Talk today: 11,500+ guides · 25+ free tools · daily brief · weekly podcast

Watch: DXB Talk in Video

Short films from the DXB Talk studio and the streets of Dubai — the city the way our readers live it. New videos land on our YouTube channel first.

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Dubai Means Business

Luxury Rides, Dubai Style

Infinity Bridge at Night

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My Vision

One honest home on the internet for everyone who dreams of Dubai — where a newcomer finds the truth about visas, costs and neighbourhoods, a business finds real opportunity, and a visitor discovers the Dubai that residents love. If this platform helps even one person build their life here the way Dubai helped me build mine, it has done its job.

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