Profile - Dr. P.A Ibrahim Haji The life of Dr. P.A. Ibrahim Haji is a Saga of determination, trust and sacrifice. He had a dream and the path to that dream was never easy, but hard and full of obstacles; yet he worked hard "with heart within and God over head", never succumbing to difficulties. The fort like personality of PA Ibrahim Haji has made its unique impact on a variety of business fields, in the founding of various educational institutions and the different charitable moves he has initiated. The business empire that he has built, which ranges in India and abroad is just one part of his achievements. All this he could achieve because of a deep understanding of the values in life, because of an urge and willingness to serve humanity, and above all because of a great desire for growth and development. P.A Ibrahim's name is synonymous with quality and integrity in the fields of textiles, jewellery, education, and automobile business. P.AIbrahim Haji hails from Pallikere, a village in Kasorgod, Kerala's boarder district with Karnataka best known for Bakal Fort, the biggest one in the state. His parents are late Mr. P.Abdulla Haji and Aiyashabi. He had his early education in Government Mapplia L.P.School and Kottikulam Government Fishery High School. He had his college education in Mangalore Govt. Arts College in Karnataka and from Chennai he secured a Diploma in Automobile Engineering. Late Central Minister P.M. Sayeed and the present Central Minister for Law Veerappa Moily were his college mates during his studies at Mangalore Govt. Arts College. In 1964 P.A Ibrahim Haji joined South India Automobile in Chennai where Ibrahim Haji fondly remembers, he imbibed the great lesson of punctuality. He shifted from Madras to Mumbai to work in Kishen and later in Sam Automobiles. Being the eldest son in the family, he spent his meagre income to support his five brothers and one sister. But he had great dreams. They made him venture into Dubai and serve in many automobile companies. His expertise in the use of English language has earned great respect for him; all the more so because it was not the result of any formal training, but gained through reading and practice. In 1971 he shifted to Muscat. The 9 years of service in various business organizations in India and Dubai and Muscat have prepared him to start a business of his own, which he did in Dubai in 1974. He started a garment Retail business on 6 th December 1974. It was the beginning of a spectacular success in business with the turnover criss crossing into millions. Ibrahim Haji is the founder and Vice -1-
Chairman of Indus Motors Company in India; he is chairman of the UAE - based Century International Travels; He is Co-chairman and key invester of Malabar Gold; he is chairman of P.A Engineering Collage, PA First Grade College, PA Pre-University College, PA Polytechnic (Mangalore), Gulf Asian English School (Sharjah), India Interna-tional School (Kuwait), Managing Director of AL-Shamali Group in Garments and Textiles. With the support of many who trusted him and whom he trusted, he moved from one successful business to another, exploring further and further into new fields. But he never lost sight of the basic values of life. He believed that he had to share his achievements with his fellow human beings. He believed in the power of education leading to employment and hence his commendable contributions in the field of education. His social commitment is borne out in the many philanthropic enterprises he has initiated and actively engaged in. Ibrahim Haji felicitates UPA Chairperson & P.A Ibrahim's life is not Congress President Sonia Gandhi exactly a story of "rags to riches"; but he has encountered hurdles in life and met challenges with courage and determination and built a business empire. P.A Ibrahim Haji is an achiever and he has dedicated the fruit of his hard labour to uplifting the society. His best investment he claims is in education "which combines with morality and ethics" and he gets maximum satisfaction when he meets graduates from institutions gainfully employed in different walks of life. The world stands to benefit from more men like Dr. P.A Ibrahim Haji. May his tribe increase. ***** -2-
Bio-Data DR. P.A. mrahim Office No. 19/2026 D II Floor, Indus Avenue Building Kallai Road, Cali cut - 2, Kerala, India E-mail: calicutoffice@yahoo.co.in Ph: 0091 4952301796 Fax: 4099132 306, AI Owais Building P.O. Box 4669, Deira Dubai - UAE E-mail: centex@eim.ae Tel: 009714-2282298 Fax: 2223284,2825175 Date of Birth 6 th September 1943 Nationality Indian Academic Awarded Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) by American Global International University, Florida for NOBLE SERVICE TO HUMANITY. Diploma in Automobile Engineering and Business Management ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL: CHAIRMAN P.A. Educational Trust, Kairangala, Nadupadavu, Mangalore. (A Trust founded in 1999 imparting quality education in professional and other general Academic field - 60 acre Campus, 5 Institutions, 3500 students, 4500 ALUMNI. P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore. (Accredited to the National Board of Accreditation, the only college so Accredited among 18 engineering colleges in South Canara till date) ISO 9001-2008 Certified. -3-
Post Graduate Department of Business Administration (MBA) PA First Grade College PA Polytechnic PA Pre University, Magalore Gulf Asian English School, Sharjah, UAE, having 3500 students. India International School, Mangaf, Kuwait, having 2250 students. India International School, Sharjah, UAE. BON. PRESIDENT Pallikere English Medium School, having 2100 students, Kasargod, Kerala CHAIRMAN RIMS Foundation (Regd.) RIMS International School, Kannur, Kerala. VICE-CHAIRMAN Horizon International School, Calicut BUSINESS: MANAGING DIRECTOR Al Shamali Group, Dubai (Wholesale suppliers of Textiles and Garments in all AGCC countries) CO-CHAIRMAN Malabar Group of Companies (Jewellers & Builders) South India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman & Bahrain. (India's No.2 Jewellery retailer & Mine Brand Diamonds having 5600 direct employees, 56 branches) VICE CHAIRMAN Indus Motor Co. Ltd., Kerala & Chennai. India's No.1 Maruti selling agency for the last 3 years (about 40,000 vehicle a year), 4000 direct employees. DIRECTOR Al Barakah Financial Service Limited, Kerala (in association with KSIDC, Government of Kerala) -4-
CHAIRMAN Century International Capital of Culture Constructions Sharjah, Ajman & Dubai Travel & Tours LLC, Dubai (CCC) CHAIRMAN WinPipe, Manjeri, Kerala (Manufacturer, Green Field Industries, Kochi, Kerala (Manufacturer, Footwear) PVC Pipes) SOCIAL: Jubail Medical Centre, Saudi Arabia Gulf Asian Medical Specialities Centre, Sharjah, UAE MEMBER Aligarh Muslim University Court CO-CHAIRMAN Malabar Charitable Trust (This Trust is part of Malabar Group which has so far provided free medicines to more than 140000 patients and help provided for more than 1200 houses of poor people irrespective of cast, creed and religion) VICE PRESIDENT Confederation of Muslim Professional Educational Institutions of India (CMEII), New Delhi. MEMBER - GLOBAL ADVISORY BOARD World Malayalee Council (A body of Malaya lees living in all major countries of the world and registered in USA in 1995. This organization is invloved in education and charity activities wherever it is functional. Recently 55 free heart surgeries of children under 15 years of age were conducted by the Chennai chapter.) An educational programme namely; Altius was conducted in each district ofkerala involving selected bright students of all colleges and a state level 2 days camp of over 1000 students was conducted at LULU Convention Centre, Trissur with free food, transport and accommodation to all students with the slogan of "SOCIALLY COMMITTED & GLOBALLY COMPENTENT". This function was attended by top dignitaries and inaugurated by the Chief Justice of India. Dr. P.A Ibrahim has sponored 100 students) -5-
CHAIRMAN C.H.M Koya National Journalism Award Trust (Every year National & State Level Awards are given to the most outstanding media persons. The recipients so far include Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor in chief, CNN - IBN, Barkha Dutt, NDTV Group Editor, Mr. Praful Bidwai & Mr. A.G Noorani, columnists. The award amounts to Rs. 1,11,111/- per person. FORMER CHAIRMAN Textile Merchants Association (TEXMAS), Dubai (Grouping of about 500 wholesale Textile Merchants, the largest such body in the Middle East.) Trustee and Member of Executive Committee SAFI (Social Advancement Foundation of India) (An educational attempt to bring out leaders of tomorrow. Having a buge campus of more than 200 Acres, SAFI is aiming to become a Deemed University) MEMBER Dubai Textile City, Dubai (TEXMAS already built a Textile city for all its members in about 5 million sq. ft. of land provided by H.H, The Ruler of Dubai.) Indian Business & Professional Council (lbpc), Dubai. He has been involved in many charitable activities for over 3 decades, contributing to C.H. Centre Calicut (providing free dialysis & other assistance to the patients of Calicut Medical College Hospital) and to many poor individuals and institutions. -6-