Mirza Mehdy Ispahani
Born
Mirza Mehdy Ispahani

1923
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died20 January 2004
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityBangladeshi
Other namesSadri Ispahani
OccupationChairman of M. M Ispahani Limited
SpouseRazia Ispahani (1924–2017)[1]
ChildrenMirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani (son)
Mirza Salman Ispahani (son)
Mirza Sajid Ispahani (son)
Mirza Shakir Ispahani (son)
Mirza Imran Ispahani (son)
Farah Khanum Ispahani (daughter)
Parent
RelativesIspahani family

Mirza Mehdy Ispahani (also known as Sadri Ispahani; 1923–2004), son of Mirza Ahmad Ispahani, was Chairman of M.M. Ispahani from 1949 until 2004. Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, son of Mirza Mehdy Ispahani was elected as the Chairman of M.M. Ispahani in 2004.

Business policy

In 1947, M.M. Ispahani moved its corporate headquarters in Chittagong with Mirza Ahmed's son Mirza Mehdy Ispahani at the helm of the businesses. After partition, the group made significant investments into tea-plantations in Sylhet. During this period the group was also the largest jute exporter in the Indian Sub-continent.[2]

Career

Sadri was made chairman of the Ispahani Group at the age of 26. He continued to support different charitable institutions and organizations engaged in social welfare activities.[3] In 1987, after the death of his father, Sadri founded a school in Pahartali, Chittagong named Mirza Ahmed Ispahani High School.[4] Mirza Mehdy Ispahani also played a political role in Bangladesh. He was the founder treasure of National Awami Party in 1957.

Death

He died on 20 January 2004 in Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok from cardiac arrest, leaving behind his wife, five sons, three daughters.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Razia Ispahani passes away". 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ispahani Group boss Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  3. ↑ "In memoriam". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Mehdy Ispahani remembered". The Daily Star. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Mirza Mehdy Ispahani passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-05-18.


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