K T Mohammed Rabeeh Rabeeulla, managing director of the Jeddah-based Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group - a leading private healthcare provider in the Middle East, has been chosen for the award by London-based Asian Lite newspaper.
Rabeeulla has previously won the 2013 Pravasi Bharatiya Award, the highest honour for the members of Indian diaspora.
"Dr Rabeeullah's philanthropic activities in the remote areas of Thailand is highly commendable," the jury said.
Rabeeulla has donated USD 100,000 to villagers in Thailand to buy tractors and farm equipment to change their life.
The NRI businessman is allocating 5 per cent of his company's profit to provide insurance schemes and school buses for children in Kerala.