Ameerh Naran

Ameerh Naran (born 19 January 1986) is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur of Indian descent. He is the founder and CEO of Vimana Private Jets, a London‑based private aviation brokerage, and Naran Automotive, a hypercar manufacturer. He is the grandson of Prag Lalloo Naran.

Career

In 2009, Naran worked in private aviation, representing Blue Star Jets in Africa and later Asia. After the company closed, he established Vimana Private Jets in 2016. The company arranges chartered flights for clients and operates offices in London, Los Angeles, and New York.

Before his aviation career, Naran had lobbied Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health to legalise [...] toys, and his company Good Vibrations secured Zimbabwe's sole government licence to sell them in 2015. Following the discontinuation of the UK tax-free shopping scheme in 2021, Vimana Private Jets introduced a service allowing clients to reclaim value-added tax on purchases exported outside the European Economic Area, in partnership with freight forwarding firm SkyBlue Exports.

Naran founded Naran Automotive in the United Kingdom in 2017. The company's first model, the Naran, is a front‑mid‑engined 2+2 coupé using a 5.0‑litre twin‑turbocharged V8 engine rated at 1,048 bhp. The bodywork was designed by Jowyn Wong, who also designed the Apollo IE and De Tomaso P72. Naran competed in motorsport, including the British Endurance Championship in 2023, where he raced in the GT4 class with Breakell Racing and achieved podium finishes. He later participated in the 2025 24H Series, and in the 2026 European Le Mans Series.

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