433. Dr.P.A. Ibrahim Haji

Dr. P.A. Ibrahim is a philanthropist and a renowned Indian businessman. He presently heads business ventures and educational institutions in India and abroad.

Biography

Dr.P.A. Ibrahim Haji hails from Pallikere, a town in the Kasargod District of Kerala, India. Born to Abdulla, a textile merchant and Aysha, he did his schooling in the Government Fisheries High School, Bekal. His higher studies, P.U.C., was in the Government College, Vidyanagar, Kasargod. He started his college education with B.Sc. in the Government College, Mangalore and completed it with a Diploma in Automobile Engineering & Business Management from Madras (Chennai). He career took off in Dubai in 1967 as a salesman in the spare-parts division of Austin (British Motors Corporation). Later, he joined Galadari Automobiles (Mazda Distributors) as spare-parts manager in 1972. He continued his stint in Muscat with Al Hashar Automobiles (Nissan Distributors) as Manager, Spare Parts Division. By 1974 he had saved enough to start a small business of garments and cosmetics in Dubai. In 1976 he started a joint-venture namely Century Trading Co. LLC, which is a part of Al Shamali Group of Companies (UAE). He continues as the Managing Director of the Group till date.

He presently owns and manages many ventures. Some of the outstanding among them are:

EDUCATIONAL:

P.A. College of Engineering, Mangalore.
(Accredited to the National Board of Accreditation,
the only college accredited among 18 engineering
colleges in South Canara)
ISO 9001-2008 Certified.

P.A. Educational Trust (PACE Education)
Kairangala, Nadupadavu, Mangalore.
A Trust founded in 1999
3 Institutions
Students - 3500

Post Graduate Department of Business Administration (MBA)
PA Polytechnic (Diploma)

Gulf Asian English School, Sharjah, UAE (Students - 3500)
India International School, Mangaf, Kuwait (Students - 2500)
India International School, Sharjah, UAE (Students - 2000)

HON. PRESIDENT
Pallikere English Medium School, Kasaragod, Kerala.
(Students - 2100)

CHAIRMAN
RIMS Foundation (Registered)
RIMS International School, Kannur, Kerala.

VICE-CHAIRMAN
Horizon International School, Calicut, Kerala.

BUSINESS:

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Al Shamali Group, Dubai
(Wholesale suppliers of textiles in all AGCC countries)

CO-CHAIRMAN
Malabar Gold & Diamonds
India & Middle East
(India’s No.1 Jeweler & Diamond brand - MINE
6000 direct employees, 72 branches)

VICE CHAIRMAN
Indus Motor Co. Ltd., Kerala & Chennai.
India’s No.1 Maruti selling agency for the past 5 years
(About 40,000 vehicles a year), 4,000 direct employees.

DIRECTOR
Al Barakah Financial Services Limited, Kerala
(in association with KSIDC, Government of Kerala)

CHAIRMAN
Century International Travel & Tours LLC, Dubai

Capital of Culture Constructions (CCC)
Dubai & Sharjah

CHAIRMAN
WinPipe, Manjeri, Kerala
(Manufacturer, PVC pipes)

Green Field Industries, Kochi, Kerala
(Manufacturer, Footwear)

He is a highly acclaimed visionary, a philanthropist, a renowned entrepreneur and an industrialist both in India and abroad. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the American Global University, Miami, Florida for his contribution to education and noble services to humanity.
In 2000, he attended a conference in Hyderabad jointly organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Government of Andhra Pradesh as a delegate of India Business Council, Dubai.

SOCIAL:

MEMBER OF COURT
Aligarh Muslim University

DIRECTOR
Chandrika Publications
(a Kerala media house)

CO-CHAIRMAN
Malabar Charitable Trust
(This Trust is part of the Malabar Group and has
provided free medicines to more than 2,00,000 patients.
Help has also been extended for building 6,000 houses.)

GLOBAL CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
World Malayalee Council
(A body of Malayalees living in all major countries.
Registered in the USA in 1995.
This organization is involved in educational and charitable
activities wherever situated.

CHAIRMAN
C.H.M. Koya National Journalism Award Trust
(An annual National award given to prominent journalists.
The recipients include:
Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai - Editor in chief, CNN-IBN
Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, NDTV
Mr. Praful Bidwai & Mr.A.G. Noorani, columnists.

FORMER CHAIRMAN
Textile Merchants Association (TEXMAS), Dubai
(A group of about 500 wholesale Textile Merchants,
the largest such body in the Middle East.)

Trustee and Member of the Executive Committee of
SAFI (Social Advancement Foundation of India)
(An educational campus of 200 acres in Calicut, Kerala)

MEMBER
Dubai Textile City, Dubai
(TEXMAS has built a Textile city for all its association
members in about 5 million sqft. of land offered by
His Highness, The Ruler of Dubai.)

Indian Business & Professional Council
(IBPC), Dubai.

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