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Latifur Rahman (businessman) was born on 28 August, 1945 in Jalpaiguri, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India), is a Bangladeshi businessman. Discover Latifur Rahman (businessman)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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Industrialist, chairman of Transcom Group |
| Age |
74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
28 August, 1945 |
| Birthday |
28 August |
| Birthplace |
Jalpaiguri, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Date of death |
1 July, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Comilla, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Nationality |
India
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Latifur Rahman (businessman) Height, Weight & Measurements
At 74 years old, Latifur Rahman (businessman) height not available right now. We will update Latifur Rahman (businessman)'s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Latifur Rahman (businessman)'s Wife?
His wife is Shahnaz Rahman
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Shahnaz Rahman |
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Latifur Rahman (businessman) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Latifur Rahman (businessman) worth at the age of 74 years old? Latifur Rahman (businessman)’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from India. We have estimated Latifur Rahman (businessman)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
businessman |
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Timeline
Latifur Rahman (28 August 1945 – 1 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi business magnate and media mogul.
He served as the founding chairman and CEO of Transcom Group which deals with beverages, electrical and electronics products, pharmaceuticals, fast food, snacks and breakfast cereals, print media, FM radio and tea plantations mostly as the comprador of international brands like Pizza Hut, KFC, Pepsi and Philips.
He was the founding director of Mediaworld and Chairman of Mediastar, which owned The Daily Star and Prothom Alo newspapers, respectively.
Both are the nation's leading English and Bangla newspapers.
Latifur Rahman started his career as a trainee in 1966 in his family-owned jute mills in Chandpur District.
He worked as an executive in the mills until 1971.
Latifur Rahman established Transcom Group in 1973 after W Rahman Jute Mills, the main earning source for his family, was nationalised in 1972.
In the 1980s, Latifur Rahman became the sole importer and distributor of Nestlé products in Bangladesh.
In the 1990s, he bought Smith, Kline & French, a US-based pharmaceutical which had merged into Beecham Group, a British company, and renamed it Eskayef.
Shazneen was killed at home in Gulshan, Dhaka in 1998 by their household domestic helpers.
Latifur Rahman received the Oslo Business for Peace Award 2012 in 2012 for business ethics and social responsibility.
Latifur Rahman was elected a member of the executive board of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce for a three-year term in July 2014.
He served as the president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka.
• Transcom Electronics Ltd
• Transcom Distribution Co Ltd
• Ayna Broadcasting Corp Ltd
• Holcim Cement Bangladesh Ltd
Together they had three daughters, Simeen Hossain, Shazneen Rahman, and Shahzreh Huq, and a son, Arshad Waliur Rahman.
Simeen is a managing director of Eskayef Bangladesh Limited, Transcom Consumer Products Limited and Transcom Distribution Limited.
Latifur Rahman died on 1 July 2020 at his residence at Chheora village in Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla aged 75.
He was buried at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.
