Salman F Rahman (সালমান এফ রহমান)

Salman F Rahman (সালমান এ রহমান)

Ahmed Salman Fazlur Rahman (born 23 May 1951) is a Bangladeshi industrialist.He was ranked 1685th on the list of billionaires in the world published by Beijing-based Hurun Gobal in 2017.He is the current vice chairman of Beximco Group, the largest private sector group in Bangladesh. The company has tremendously grown over the years and today, it has its operations and investments across a diverse group of industries such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, PPE, ceramics, real estate, marine food, etc. It has been actively supplying its products and services within Bangladesh as well as in the international markets.

In addition to his entrepreneurial career, Salman F Rahman has also been serving as the private sector development affairs adviser to the Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina since 2009. Currently Rahman is acting as the president of several trade bodies including Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO).

Basic Information

Name	Salman F Rahman
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma Mater	University of Karachi
Occupation	Vice chairman of Beximco Group
Birthday	23 May 1951
Birth Place	Dohar Upazila
Age	67
Spouse	Syeda Rubaba Rahman(7th President of Bangladesh)
Father	Fazlur Rahman
Mother	Syeda Fatina Rahman
Net Worth	$1 Billion As Of Jan 15, 2017

Philanthropy

Year

Activity

1994-1996

Head of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI).
He is a director of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Dhaka Stock Exchange.
Currently Rahman is acting as the president of Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO)and LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh (LOAB).
He is the chairman of the Board of Governor of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute and the sporting club Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Lifestyle

Politics

Rahman entered politics in the mid-1990s.
He founded the political party Samriddhya Bangladesh Andolan.
Later he joined the Bangladesh Awami League.
He was the Bangladesh Awami League nominee from a constituency in Dhaka-1: Dohar Upazila in Bangladeshi general election in 2001.
Currently, he is the Private Sector Development Adviser to President of Bangladesh Awami League and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.
Salman F Rahman expressed interest in contesting from Dhaka-1 constituency in the next parliamentary election, scheduled for 30 December 2018.
Even though the ruling Awami League is yet to finalize candidates, it had already picked Salman F Rahman for Dhaka-1 constituency.
Jatiya Party Presidium Member Salma Islam is the incumbent MP of this constituency.

Website

www.salmanfrahman.com

Company Profile

Name	Beximco Group
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded in	1972; 46 years ago
Headquarter	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Subsidiaries	The Beximco Group, Beximco Jute Division, Beximco Pharma, Beximco Synthetics Ltd., Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Textiles & Apparel Division, Shinepukur Ceramics, Beximco Petroleum Ltd., Beximco Power Company Ltd., Beximco Engineering Limited, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Marine Foods Division, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – IT Division, Bangladesh Online, IFIC Bank, Yellow, The Independent, Independent Television, Real VU, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. – Real Estate Division, Beximco Computers Ltd., Dhaka Dynamites Bextrade Limited, Beximco Securities Limited, Beximco Communications Ltd. (DTH), Westin Hotels (Bangladesh), Shinepukur Cricket Club
Website	www.beximco.com