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| March-14, 1965 |
Madras, India | |
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| From Aug’94 – Till Date |
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Managing Director – West Asia Maritime Limited, Chennai, India – http://www.wam.co.in/ |
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| From Nov’01 till date - Managing Director |
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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. |
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| June’96 to Nov’01 - Wholetime Director |
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Started a ship operating company in Singapore, WAM Singapore Pte. Limited |
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| Aug’94 – June’96 - Director |
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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 |
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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. |
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Buhari Holding (P) Ltd - http://www.buharia.in/ |
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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:- |
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Vice-Chairman |
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East Coast Constructions & Industries Limited (ECCI) - http://www.ecciltd.com/ |
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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. |
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Director |
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ETA Star Property Developers Limited http://www.etastar.com/ |
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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. |
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Member of the Governing Council |
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Seethakathi Trust, Est. 1967 |
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An Educational Trust for the development Educational Institutions in India. The following Educational / Healthcare Institutions are managed by the Seethakathi Trust:- |
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Joint Secretary |
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All India Islamic Foundation Est. 1979 |
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All India Islamic Foundation runs 6 Educational Institutions, 2 Orphanage Homes in Chennai and Madurai & a Hospital at Madurai. |
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Yousuf Zulaikha Trust Est. 1993 |
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The objectives of this Trust are Educational services, Healthcare, Women Empowerment. |
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4M Trust Est. 2005 – http://www.4mtrust.org/ |
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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. |
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Secretary |
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B.S. Abdur Rahman Zakaat Fund Foundation Est. 2007 - http://www.bsazakaat.org/ |
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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. |
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Secretary |
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B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology Est. 2007 |
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Manages the B.S. Abdur Rahman University http://www.bsauniv.ac.in. Mr. Abdul Qadir is the Pro-Chancellor of the University. |
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| Interests |
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Scuba Diving, Spa, Traveling to exotic locations, Reading fiction novels, Watching Movies and Listening to music |
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