Salman Fazlur Rahman

About

Bangladeshi politician, industrialist, and philanthropist. He was the co-founder and Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Export and Import Company Limited, known as the BEXIMCO Group. He was an elected Member of Parliament from Dhaka-1 constituency.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Karachi, the University of Dhaka, and Notre Dame College, Dhaka.

Trivia

He joined his family business in the mid 1960s. His global clients include Amazon, Bershka, Walmart, Target, Michael Kors, C&A, ZARA, Marks & Spencer, and Bestseller. Salman Fazlur Rahman owns the Bangla News Channel Independent Television (Bangladesh). He owned the English daily The Independent, which was launched on March 26, 1995 and ceased publication on January 31, 2022. He was the Chairman of the Board of Editors of the Daily Independent.

Family Life

He married Syeda Rubaba Rahman. He had a son named Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman.

Associated With

He served as the Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.