Company type | Conglomerates |
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Founded | 1945 |
Founder | Abul Kashem Khan |
Headquarters | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Key people |
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Products | Tyre, Agro, Textile, Forestry, ICD/logistics, stock and securities, Telecom & IT, Hotel & hospitality, ICT & logistics, |
Total assets | 5.3 billion USD |
Number of employees | 7000 |
Website |
www |
A K Khan & Co. Ltd. is one of the oldest Bangladeshi conglomerates headquartered in Chittagong. It was established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan during the Second World War. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
A K Khan & Company established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan in Chittagong, which became the main port of East Pakistan after the Partition of India. [6] Khan was the Minister of Industries in the government of Pakistan from 1958 to 1962. [7] In the 1950s, Khan expanded into jute, insurance, textile, tannery, heavy industries, shipping, irrigation, and plywood. [6]
After the death of Khan in 1991, A. M. Zahiruddin Khan took over the management of A K Khan & Company. [8] In 1997, A K Khan and company launched AKTEL, a joint venture telecommunication service with Telekom Malaysia. [9]
Zahiruddin died in 2005 and was succeeded by A. K. Shamsuddin Khan. [10]
In June 2008, A K Khan & Company sold its 30 percent stake in AKTEL to NTT Docomo of Japan for 350 million USD. [11] [12] The company announced the start of construction of a hotel in Chittagong in November 2009. [13]
In November 2014, A K Khan and Company received permission to build a economic zone in Narsingdi District. [14]
A. K. Shamsuddin Khan retired as chairman of A K Khan & Company retired in 2015 and was replaced by Zebun Nahar Islam. [15]
A K Khan & Company announced it will establish a tire plant under joint collaboration with Indian company CEAT in January 2016. [16] The company is also building a private sector Special Economic Zone in Narsingdi. [17]
In October 2020, KAM Majedur was appointed Chief executive officer of A K Khan & Company. [18]
A. M. Ziauddin Khan succeeded Zebun Nahar Islam as chairman of the group in 2023. [15] [19] A K Khan Economic Zone in 2023 was awaiting a gas connection from Titas Gas to begin operation. [20]
Name | Position | Reference |
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A. M. Ziauddin Khan | Chairman | [21] |
Abul Kasem Khan | Vice-Chairman | [21] |
K A M Majedur Rahman | Chief executive officer | [21] |
A. K. Shamsuddin Khan | Director | [21] |
Yasmine Khan Kabir | Director | [21] |
Sadruddin Khan | Director | [21] |
Mikhail Idris Islam | Director | [21] |
Mujtaba Ali Khan | Director | [21] |
Company type | Conglomerates |
---|---|
Founded | 1945 |
Founder | Abul Kashem Khan |
Headquarters | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Key people |
|
Products | Tyre, Agro, Textile, Forestry, ICD/logistics, stock and securities, Telecom & IT, Hotel & hospitality, ICT & logistics, |
Total assets | 5.3 billion USD |
Number of employees | 7000 |
Website |
www |
A K Khan & Co. Ltd. is one of the oldest Bangladeshi conglomerates headquartered in Chittagong. It was established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan during the Second World War. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
A K Khan & Company established in 1945 by Abul Kashem Khan in Chittagong, which became the main port of East Pakistan after the Partition of India. [6] Khan was the Minister of Industries in the government of Pakistan from 1958 to 1962. [7] In the 1950s, Khan expanded into jute, insurance, textile, tannery, heavy industries, shipping, irrigation, and plywood. [6]
After the death of Khan in 1991, A. M. Zahiruddin Khan took over the management of A K Khan & Company. [8] In 1997, A K Khan and company launched AKTEL, a joint venture telecommunication service with Telekom Malaysia. [9]
Zahiruddin died in 2005 and was succeeded by A. K. Shamsuddin Khan. [10]
In June 2008, A K Khan & Company sold its 30 percent stake in AKTEL to NTT Docomo of Japan for 350 million USD. [11] [12] The company announced the start of construction of a hotel in Chittagong in November 2009. [13]
In November 2014, A K Khan and Company received permission to build a economic zone in Narsingdi District. [14]
A. K. Shamsuddin Khan retired as chairman of A K Khan & Company retired in 2015 and was replaced by Zebun Nahar Islam. [15]
A K Khan & Company announced it will establish a tire plant under joint collaboration with Indian company CEAT in January 2016. [16] The company is also building a private sector Special Economic Zone in Narsingdi. [17]
In October 2020, KAM Majedur was appointed Chief executive officer of A K Khan & Company. [18]
A. M. Ziauddin Khan succeeded Zebun Nahar Islam as chairman of the group in 2023. [15] [19] A K Khan Economic Zone in 2023 was awaiting a gas connection from Titas Gas to begin operation. [20]
Name | Position | Reference |
---|---|---|
A. M. Ziauddin Khan | Chairman | [21] |
Abul Kasem Khan | Vice-Chairman | [21] |
K A M Majedur Rahman | Chief executive officer | [21] |
A. K. Shamsuddin Khan | Director | [21] |
Yasmine Khan Kabir | Director | [21] |
Sadruddin Khan | Director | [21] |
Mikhail Idris Islam | Director | [21] |
Mujtaba Ali Khan | Director | [21] |