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Buhari Towers, 6th Floor, # 4, Moores Road, Chennai 600006
Ph: (Off) +91 44 42261432 / E-Mail : abdul.qadir@wam.co.in
 
Date of Birth  
March-14, 1965 Madras, India
Education    
   
BABSON COLLEGE - http://www.babson.edu/   Wellesley, MA, USA
   
Master in Business Administration May 1990
   
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GUINDY - http://www.annauniv.edu/ceg/  December, 1985 
   
B.E in Mechanical Engineering   
From Aug’94  – Till Date   Managing Director – West Asia Maritime Limited, Chennai, India – http://www.wam.co.in/
     
From Nov’01 till date - Managing Director     Guiding the company from 1 vessel to 20 vessels (owning / option to own) with the DWT of vessels varying from 40,000 – 73,879. The turnover of the Company as of Dec’08 is US$ 305.35 Mn.
     
June’96 to Nov’01 - Wholetime Director   Started a ship operating company in Singapore, WAM Singapore Pte. Limited
     
Aug’94 – June’96 -  Director   Started a ship operating company in Singapore – West Asia Maritime Overseas Private Limited (WAMOPL) with operations in Australia with yearly cargo movement of 5 to 7 million tonnes - http://www.wam.co.in/shipchartering.shtml
     
Director   Started ETA Ship Management Co Ltd in 1997 and have increased the number of managed ships from 3 to 9 ship’s of which 4 ships are owned by other owners. 
     
    Director
    Buhari Holding (P) Ltd -  http://www.buharia.in/ 
    A Real Estate Development Company & maintaining the investments into other Buhari Group Companies, Wealth Management, Coordination of various activities of the Group. Mr. Abdul Qadir is Director in the following Buhari Group Companies:- 
   
     
Other Companies   Vice-Chairman
    East Coast Constructions & Industries Limited (ECCI) - http://www.ecciltd.com/ 
     
    South India’s leading Construction Company with an experience over nearly four decades. ECCI Info Park Limited (TECCI Park – www.teccipark.com/ ) and ECCI Power Projects are its other affiliates.
     
    Director
    ETA Star Property Developers Limited http://www.etastar.com/
    One of the largest real estate developers in the Middle East and India. Involved in projects that span over 30 Million Sq.ft across categories like: residential, commercial, retail, mixed use, SEZs.
     
Trust Involvements   Member of the Governing Council
    Seethakathi Trust, Est. 1967
    An Educational Trust for the development Educational Institutions in India. The following Educational / Healthcare Institutions are managed by the Seethakathi Trust:- 
   
     
    Joint Secretary
    All India Islamic Foundation Est. 1979
     
    All India Islamic Foundation runs 6 Educational Institutions, 2 Orphanage Homes in Chennai and Madurai & a Hospital at Madurai.
     
    Trustee
    Yousuf Zulaikha Trust Est. 1993
     
    The objectives of this Trust are Educational services, Healthcare, Women Empowerment.
     
    Trustee
    4M Trust  Est. 2005 – http://www.4mtrust.org/
     
    4M Trust was incorporated in the year 2005 with the principle objective of helping people below poverty line. Managed by Mr. Abdul Qadir and his wife Mrs. Maryam Abdul Qadir as Secretary, 4M Trust promotes more than 325 self help groups SHG  benefiting 4804 women in Chennai by giving them sustenance.
     
    Secretary 
    B.S. Abdur Rahman Zakaat Fund Foundation Est. 2007  - http://www.bsazakaat.org/
     
    Zakaat Fund Foundation focuses on reviving the divine obligation with an aim of reducing the sufferings of the poor and the needy people by disbursing the family Zakaat funds for Zakaat eligible people. Educational Grants awarded worth Rs.16.7 Mn for 1285 students for the year 2008-09 in the state of Tamil Nadu.
     
    Secretary
    B.S. Abdur Rahman  Institute of Science and Technology Est. 2007  
     
    Manages the B.S. Abdur Rahman University http://www.bsauniv.ac.in. Mr. Abdul Qadir is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.
     
Interests   Scuba Diving, Spa, Traveling to exotic locations, Reading fiction novels, Watching Movies and Listening to music 
     
 
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