Tabinda Sanpal is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and financial strategist based in Dubai. Best known internationally as a cast member of Netflix's Desi Bling, she is Chairperson of ANAX Capital — and, per her official bio, Director and sole shareholder of ANAX Capital Financial Markets LLC — placing her at the head of the financial pillar of one of Dubai's most prominent business families.
Early life and education
Tabinda Sanpal was born Tabinda Khan in London in December 1983 and spent the first two decades of her life in the UK. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Business and Finance and holds a CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment) certification in FCA Rules and Regulations — a qualification focused on financial regulation and compliance within the UK financial sector.
The finance career, verified
Long before Desi Bling's cameras, Sanpal's public record was anchored in regulated finance. Her route in was institutional, not influencer-led: she began as an FX sales executive at Hantec Markets Ltd, an FCA-regulated London brokerage, and Gulf Business describes her as bringing more than 15 years of capital-markets experience across London's FCA and Dubai's DIFC. Entrepreneur Middle East has profiled her vision of bringing more transparent trading to the UAE retail market.
ANAX Capital Financial Markets LLC is a Dubai-headquartered Category 1 broker — licence number 20200000258, paid-up capital of AED 30 million, registered at Office 301, Aspin Commercial Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road. When ANAX launched in May 2025, Khaleej Times and Zawya described the licence as a First Category licence from the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority; the company's current disclosures refer to the Capital Market Authority, consistent with the regulator's 2026 renaming of SCA as CMA.
The firm provides execution-only access to global markets — forex, CFDs, spot commodities, metals, energies, indices, international equities, futures and options, traded through the MetaTrader 5 platform — and does not offer investment advice, portfolio management or tax guidance. Fund management within the group sits with the separate ANAX Capital Asset Management Company Limited in the Dubai International Financial Centre, which holds a Category 3C licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to manage investment funds and advise on financial products. ANAX Capital sits within the wider ANAX Holding ecosystem, alongside the group's real estate and hospitality interests.
Investment and business ventures
In 2023, Tabinda and her husband Satish Sanpal launched ANAX Developments, adding a property arm to the group's portfolio. She has been named among the 50 Most Influential Business Women of the UAE — a recognition of her leadership in a sector where women remain underrepresented — and co-runs the Sanpal Foundation with her husband, supporting education and humanitarian causes in Uganda and India.
In her own words
Sanpal has told her own story on the record. In the couple's Stories From UAE conversation with Kamiya Jani on Curly Tales, she described herself as British Pakistani and said she grew up in the UK. As she tells it, the relationship began in Dubai through a business meeting and mutual connections, and developed gradually after she and Satish exchanged numbers and kept talking — she has joked that one thing that made him stand out was that "London boys don't talk very much."
She has also addressed, with some humour, the labels that followed the show — recalling children asking, "Binda aunty, are you a gold digger?" — while pushing back on the idea that Satish was already wealthy when they married, saying their life was built together. In another Curly Tales interview, the couple described how the pandemic years changed their fortunes, with Satish discussing aggressive Dubai real-estate investment and Tabinda noting the sharp growth of their Dubai Hills holdings.
The Desi Bling life
Sanpal appears on Netflix's Desi Bling, which premiered on May 20, 2026, alongside her husband Satish Sanpal, the nightlife and hospitality entrepreneur associated with ANAX Holding. Khaleej Times' cast guide described the pair as completing the season's "power-couple equation," while The Tab framed her reality-TV image around Hermès bags, gold and the Burj Khalifa lifestyle. Through the show, her profile has expanded from regulated finance into mainstream entertainment visibility.
Personal life
Tabinda is married to Satish Sanpal, Founder and Chairman of ANAX Holding; the couple married in April 2017 and share children. She has spoken in interviews about balancing the family's public profile with their private life.
Tabinda Sanpal: quick answers
Who is Tabinda Sanpal?
A British-Pakistani entrepreneur, financial strategist and Desi Bling cast member based in Dubai. She is Chairperson of ANAX Capital, and her official bio describes her as Director and sole shareholder of ANAX Capital Financial Markets LLC.
How old is Tabinda Sanpal?
Public UK company filings indicate she was born in December 1983, which makes her 42 in 2026; she has not published an exact date of birth.
What is ANAX Capital?
ANAX Capital Financial Markets LLC is a Dubai-headquartered Category 1 broker with licence number 20200000258 and paid-up capital of AED 30 million. Current company disclosures describe it as regulated by the UAE Capital Market Authority (formerly SCA), providing execution-only access to global markets.
Is Tabinda Sanpal married?
Yes — to Satish Sanpal, whom she met in Dubai through a business meeting and mutual connections; they married in April 2017, appear together on Desi Bling, and share children.
