Mathunny Mathews
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| Born | c. 1936 |
| Died | 20 May 2017 (aged 80–81) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Playing a key role in evacuation 170,000 Indians from Kuwait during Invasion of Kuwait |
Mathunny Mathews (1936-2017),[1] also known as Toyota Sunny, was a Kuwait-based Indian businessman who was one of the people credited with the safe airlift evacuation of about 170,000 Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Invasion of Kuwait, which is hailed as the world's largest air civilian evacuation in history.[2]
- ^ "Mathunny Mathews, the Real-life Hero of 'Airlift', Dies in Kuwait". News18. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Priya. "Airlift: Akshay Kumar's next a thriller of the biggest human evacuation - Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.