M. M. Ispahani Limited
Type | Private |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1820 |
Founder | Mirza Mohammed Ispahani |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mirza Salman Ispahani, Chairman |
Products | Tea, consumer goods, seeds, textiles, yarn, jute, shipping, real estate, ISP |
Owner | Ispahani family |
Subsidiaries | M.M. Ispahani Limited Ispahani Foods Limited Ispahani Agro Limited Pahartali Textile and Hosiery Mills Broad Band Telecom Services Limited South East Trading Limited Islamia Eye Hospital Orient Airways |
Website | Official Website, Ispahani Tea Website |
M.M.Ispahani Limited (Bengali: এম এম ইস্পাহানি লিমিটেড), also known as The Ispahani Group, is a Bangladeshi conglomerate headquartered in Chittagong.[1] Founded in 1820,[2] it is the oldest company in Bangladesh and is owned by the Ispahani family. The group owns Bangladesh's leading tea company, as well as other major food brands in the country. It also has interests in real estate, textiles, agriculture, shipping, jute, packaging and hospitality.[3]
The group was awarded "Enterprise of the year" at the Bangladesh Business Awards in 2003. According to The Daily Star, M M Ispahani is one of the most respected business concerns in the subcontinent.[4][5]
Awards[]
- 2003 - Enterprise of the Year - Bangladesh Business Awards
- 2004 - AmCham Business Executive of the Year (for managing director M. Salman Ispahani) - American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh[6]
- 2017 - Green Business Climate Award [7]
- 2018 - Best Brand Award 2018 [8]
See also[]
- Mirza Ahmad Ispahani, Chairman (1934-1949)
- Mirza Mehdy Ispahani (Sadri Ispahani), Chairman (1949-2004)
- Yar Mohammad Khan, Director (1958)
- Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, Chairman (2004-2017)
- Godrej family and Tata family, other Indo-Persian business families
References[]
- ^ "Behrouze Ispahani passes away". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "Where Are the Oldest Companies in Existence?". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Ispahani Group boss Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani passes away". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "The four winners of Bangladesh Business Awards 2003". The Daily Star. 2004-03-20. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Company profile Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Salman Ispahani, Citibank win AmCham business awards". The Daily Star. 2006-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Ispahani Agro wins Green Business climate award". Banglanews24.com. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "Ispahani wins Best Brand Award 2018". New Age. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
External links[]
Categories:
- Bangladeshi brands
- Conglomerate companies established in 1934
- Companies based in Chittagong
- Conglomerate companies of Bangladesh
- Real estate companies of Bangladesh
- Real estate companies established in 1934
- Food and drink companies established in 1934
- 1934 establishments in India