UAE: How this Dubai expat emerged as one of the most successful Bangladeshi entrepreneurs globally

UAE: How this Dubai expat emerged as one of the most successful Bangladeshi entrepreneurs globally

Published: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 9:36 PM

Family businesses, today, thrive on the realisation that the wealth of experience and tangible assets they have accumulated over generations needs to be protected and deployed further for future expansion by sticking together as a unit and working towards the combined growth of the enterprise. Following this pattern, Munira Rahman, a bright and ambitious Dubai-based businesswoman attributes her success to her father Mohammad Mahtabur Rahman, chairman and managing director, Al Haramain Group.

Munira, the chief marketing officer and director of Al Haramain Group, represents the third generation of the group. She was mentored by her father, and her brother, Mohammed Emadur Rahman, vice-chairman, Al Haramain Group.

“Our father is our inspiration. We have seen how he worked day and night to establish the business and brought it to the present level. As a career-oriented professional, I draw my inspiration from him,” says Munira, who joined the family business after completing her studies.

Munira is the second among five children and the eldest of four daughters. After finishing her studies, she joined her father’s business in the marketing department, that required a lot of upgradation.

“When I joined, Al Haramain Group’s business had been dependent on the traditional in-store