Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. He is a recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri Award.[1]
Career
Ahmed's father, Haji Mecca Abdul Majid Sahib, started the Farida Prime Tannery in 1957. He named it after the youngest of his nine daughters and started it with Rs. 1.5 million from his savings and bank loans.[2] Rafeeque Ahmed started his career in 1958 and took over full control of the business after his father's demise in 1965. Under his guidance, the Farida Group has grown from a tannery to many shoemaking and tannery divisions.[2]
Social service
The company Farida Group has a presence in the Vellore district and has created thousands of jobs for the locals. They process about 80,000 sq. feet of hide and manufacture about 23,000 pairs of shoes and 3,500 pairs of shoe-uppers per day. They employ nearly 9,000 people.[2]
Awards and honours
Mecca Rafeeq Ahmed is a recipient of the 2011 Padma Shri Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award.[3] He was also awarded an honorary degree by Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science in 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Nageswara Rao, Ahluwalia, Shashi Kapoor, Girish Kasaravalli among Padma awardees". The Hindu. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Subhashini, Sen. "Best Foot Forward". Outlook Business. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "M. Rafeeque Ahmed gets Padma Shri Award". Milligazette. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Doctorate for Farida Group chief Rafeeq Ahmed". Futurefootwear. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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