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If one needs proof that
some men are born
for greatness, no
cleaner example
exist than Salman F.
Rahman.
Born : Bangladesh
Residence : Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Occupation : Vice chairman of Beximco
group
Known for : Beximco group
Considered as : One of the wealthiest
person in the Bangladesh
In 1966 he along with his brother, Sohail,Rahman started business by running ajute mill, which was left behind by theirfather.
The government nationalized the mill in1971, which forced them to look for otheropportunities.
The brothers established BangladeshExport and Import Company (BeximcoGroup) in 1972.
They started exporting seafood and
crushed bones in Belgium, France,
Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands.
At that time, foreign exchange control
by the Bangladesh government was
strict.
They imported medicines with the
foreign currency earned from exporting
seafood and crushed bones.
In 1976, Rahman brothers establishedBeximco Pharma. Later on this companywas listed as the first Bangladeshicompany at the London's AlternativeInvestment Exchange.
Over the years Sohail F Rahman andSalman F Rahman expanded theirbusiness in other sectors and graduallybecame one of the largest corporatehouse of Bangladesh.
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Bextex Ltd
Beximco Apparels Ltd.
Beximco Synthetics Ltd.
Beximco Engineering Ltd.
Bangladesh Online Ltd.
Independent TV
The Independent
Beximco Fashions Ltd.
GMG Airlines
Shinepukur Ceramics Ltd.
Beximco Marine Foods Division
Real Estate & Trading Division
Beximco Securities Ltd
IFIC Bank.
Salman F Rahman participated in the
student protest against President Ayub
Khan in the late 1960s.
After a long gap, in 1996, he formed a
political party named 'Prosperous
Bangladeshi Movement'.
He contested in the 2001 general
election but lost.
In 1982, Salman F Rahman, along with hisbrother Sahail F Rahman, partnered withthe Dubai-based Galadari BrothersGroup and established the ArabBangladesh Bank (AB Bank).
In 1985, he sold stake to the remainingpartners.
Soon after he and his brother bought a30% stake in IFIC Bank. Currently SalmanRahman is the chairman of this bank.
Salman F Rahman is currently serving as
a director of the Bangladesh Securities
and Exchange Commission and Dhaka
Stock Exchange.
He was the founder of Bangladesh
Enterprise Institute.
He also served as a president of
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
Bangladesh Aushad Shilpa Samity.
Bangladesh Textile Millies Association.
SAARC Chamber of Commerce &
Industry.
Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of
Commerce & Industry.