Syed Manzur Elahi
Syed Manzur Elahi | |
|---|---|
সৈয়দ মঞ্জুর এলাহী | |
| Born | 26 February 1942 |
| Died | 12 March 2025 (aged 83) Singapore |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | University of Dhaka, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata |
Syed Manzur Elahi (26 February 1942 – 12 March 2025) was a Bangladeshi businessperson and chairman of Apex group.[1]
Early life
[edit]Elahi's father Sir Syed Nasim Ali was the Chief Justice of the undivided Bengal on 26 February 1946.[2][3][4]
Elahi received his B.A. from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. He earned his master's degree from the University of Dhaka in Economics. He founded and was the chairman of Holiday Publications Limited. [5] He moved to Dhaka in 1962 from Kolkata. In 1972, he resigned from his job and started working as an agent for a French leather importer. In 1975, the Bangladesh government started to privatize companies that were nationalised. He bought one such company, Orient Tannery, in Hazaribag, Dhaka for 1.2 million taka. [6]
Career
[edit]Elahi ventured into the business world on his 30th birthday after a seven-year tenure at British American Tobacco. He was the chairman of Apex group.[7] He was an administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry.[8] He was an adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh.[9] He was the chairman of the Trustee board of East West University.[10] In 2008, he was the president of Dhaka University Alumni Association.[11] He held a term as the chairman of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited.[12] He was the chairman of the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation.[13]
Personal life and death
[edit]Elahi was married to Niloufer Manzur. She had founded Sunbeams School in Bangladesh. Both of them contracted COVID-19 in 2020 where Elahi survived but Niloufer died on 26 May 2020.[14]
Elahi died in Singapore on 12 March 2025, at the age of 83.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Driscoll, Shaun. "The Results – UKBCCI Business & Entrepreneur Excellence Awards 2019". UK BCCI.
- ^ Mamun, Firoz Al (9 December 2017). "'I Never Thought to be Second'". Daily Sun.
- ^ Syed Manzur Elahi
- ^ Syed Manzur Elahi: a visionary entrepreneur and nation-builder
- ^ "The mentality of 'winner takes all' does not bring democracy". The Daily Star. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Karmali, Naazneen (September 2014). "Bangladesh's Apex Group Emerges As Shoemaker To The World". Forbes Asia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Apex Group Chairman Manzur Elahi, his wife Niloufer of Sunbeams school test positive for coronavirus". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Dhaka should study WTO competition policy". The Daily Star. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Bangladeshi migrants get less for lack of language skill". The Daily Star. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "EWU hosts photo exhibition titled 'Photo Fest Asia 2019'". The Daily Star. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "MTBL-DUAA stipends for meritorious DU students". The Daily Star. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Pioneer Insurance elects chairman". The Daily Star. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "The Daily Star Roundtable". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Niloufer Manzur, founding principal of Sunbeams, dies from Covid-19". The Daily Star. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Syed Manzur Elahi passes away at 83
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