AlHaj.Dr.B.S.

Abdur Rahman Sahib

• Founder Chancellor of
B. S. Abdur Rahman University
• Founder of ETA Ascon Star Group
• Founder of Star Health and Allied Insurance
• Founder of West Asia Maritime
• Founder of Amana Investments
• Founder of
East Coast Constructions & Industries

Born 15 October 1927

Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, India
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist And Educationist

• Dr.Buhari Syed Abdur Rahman was an Indian Tamil

serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist.
• He had a range of business interests in the UAE and
India (in Tamil Nadu) including maritime shipping, real
estate, insurance etc.
• He founded numerous schools, colleges, hospitals and
university.
• He was one of the 24 Indians to feature in The 500 Most
Influential Muslims, an annual publication which ranks
the most influential Muslims in the world.
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• Dr.B.S.Abdur Rahman was the Vice-Chairperson of

Emirates Trading Agency (commonly known as ETA
Star) and Ascon Group, a Dubai-based conglomerate
from 1973 to 2015.
• He is the founder of B. S. Abdur Rahman
University (earlier named Crescent Engineering
College), one of the first private owned engineering
colleges in Chennai.
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• He was the Chairman of East Coast Constructions and

Industries, West Asia Exports and Imports, West Asia
Maritime, Buhari Group, Amana Investments in Hong
Kong and Transcar India.
• He was also the Vice-Chairman of Coal & Oil and
Coastal Energy.
• He founded India's first stand-alone health insurer Star
Health and Allied Insurance with the help of Oman
Insurance Company.
 Landmarks In Chennai
• East Coast Constructions and Industries, founded in
1962, built several landmarks in Chennai including
• Gemini Flyover,
• Kodambakkam Flyover,
• Chepauk Stadium,
• Chennai Citi Centre,
• Government General Hospital,
• Valluvar Kottam,
• the Marina Lighthouse and
• the Apollo Hospital complex in Greams Road.
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• Dr.B.S.Abdur Rahman pursued a number of
philanthropic endeavors, donating large
amounts of money to various charitable
organisations and concentrates on upliftment of
economically weaker sections through the
Seethakathi Trust & Zakaat Fund Foundation.
Memories of Our Founder