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Salman F Rahman
Born
Ahmed Salman Fazlur Rahman

1950 or 1951 (age 72–73)[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forVice chairman of Beximco Group

Ahmed Salman Fazlur Rahman[2] (known as Salman F Rahman; born in 1950/1951) is a Bangladeshi industrialist. He is the current vice chairman of his conglomerate, Beximco Group.[3] Since 2009, he has been serving as the private sector development affairs adviser to the Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.[4]

Currently Salman F Rahman is acting as the president of several important trade bodies including Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).[5]

Early life

In 1966 Rahman and his brother, Ahmed Sohail Fasiur Rahman, started a business by running their family's jute mill.[4] After the government nationalized the mill in 1971, they established the Bangladesh Export Import Company (Beximco Group) in 1972.[3] They started exporting seafood and crushed bones to Europe.[1]

In 1976, Rahman brothers established Beximco Pharma. Later on, this company was listed as the first Bangladeshi company at the London's Alternative Investment Market.[3]

Banking

In 1982, the brothers partnered with the Dubai-based Galadari Brothers Group to establish the AB Bank.[1] In 1985, he sold his stake to the other partners. Subsequently, the brothers bought 30% stake in IFIC Bank.[citation needed] Rahman became chairman of the bank in 2010. He is the Chairman of the Board of Editors of the Daily Independent.[6]

Association

Rahman headed the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI) from 1994 to 1996.[4] .Rahman is a director of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Dhaka Stock Exchange. He was the founder of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. He served as President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh Aushad Shilpa Samity, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and the SAARC Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He is chairman of Abahani Limited Dhaka.[7] He owns English daily The Independent and Independent Television.[4]

Politics

Rahman entered politics in the mid-1990s. He founded a party "Samriddhya Bangladesh Andolan" but later joined the Bangladesh Awami League. He was the Awami League nominee from a constituency in Dohar Upazila in Bangladeshi general election in 2001.[4]

Philanthropy

In 2017, in the crisis of the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, Mr. Rahman and his company funded for medical health camps providing free treatment to one lakh Rohingya people from the distressed community.[8] The company also sponsors for various social events. They are sponsoring “Proyash”, a specialized organization helping in the development of mentally and physically handicapped children.

References

  1. ^ a b c Lall, Pavan. "Bangladesh's First Family of Business" (PDF). Fortune India. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "BEXIMCO Group". Corporate Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Beximco: About". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Salman F Rahman remains Sheikh Hasina's adviser". bdnews24.com. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Salman F Rahman". The Independent. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Salman new chairman of IFIC Bank". bdnews24.com. 27 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Mr. Salman F Rahman, Chairman". Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Salman F Rahman". The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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