Jeevanjee, Alibhai Mulla (1856–1936), businessman and philanthropist, was born in Karachi, Sind, India, the eldest of six children of Musajee Mulla Jeevanjee and his wife, Rehemetbai. From a closely knit Daudi Bohra family, he was expected to take care of his mother and siblings when his father died quite young. In his twenties he established his own business in ...
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Patel, Adam Hafejee, Baron Patel of Blackburn (1940–2019), businessman, community activist, and politician, was born on 7 June 1940 into a prosperous Muslim family in the village of Karmad, Gujarat, India, not far from Surat, where the first depot of the British East India Company...
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Visram, Alidina (1851–1916), businessman and philanthropist, was born in Kaira, Kutch, India, and moved to east Africa as a twelve-year old in 1863 in search of work. He started off as an assistant to Sewa Haji. In later years he established a caravan service and worked in ...
