Moopen started his career in 1982 as a Medical Lecturer at
Government Medical College, Kozhikode but decided to relocate to
Dubai in 1987. Starting with a single-doctor clinic in Dubai in 1987, Aster DM Healthcare grew into a global healthcare conglomerate of more than 377 facilities spread across eight countries in a span of 34 years. Aster DM Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare service providers in the GCC and India. Along with providing medical care to millions across many countries, Aster DM Healthcare now provides direct employment to more than 20,500 people which includes approximately 2,998 doctors and counting.
Healthcare development in India Moopen has been involved in the development of
healthcare facilities in India.
MIMS hospitals directly employ about 3,000 people. He participated in establishing the 600-bed tertiary care
Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) hospital at
Kozhikode in
Kerala in 2001. This was the first multi-specialty hospital in India to receive
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers accreditation in 2007. The second 150-bed MIMS hospital was set up at
Kottakkal in
Malappuram district in 2009. MIMS Charitable Trust under his leadership established a rural health centre at the backward
Vazhayur Panchayat in
Malappuram district in 2008 and adopted 7,000
BPL members for comprehensive free out-patient and in-patient care. The trust is adopting the BPL population in the three wards around MIMS in the Corporation of Kozhikode and also plans to conduct a
breast and
cervical cancer screening programme.
Other activities Moopen was the Gulf area convener of the Malabar Airport Development Action Committee, which spearheaded the efforts for the establishment of
Kozhikode International Airport through a
public–private partnership initiative in the 1990s. This is the first airport set up with such private participation in the country. He is the founding chairman of the Association of Kerala Medical Graduates and the Association of Indian Muslims in the
UAE. He is also one of the promoters of
Credence High School, Dubai, a secondary school he co-founded along with others in 2014. Moopen is the vice chairman of the Social Advancement Foundation of India. He is involved with the charities Aster DM Foundation and Dr. Moopen Family Foundation. == IPO listing ==