Mohammed Jabbar

Mohammed Jabbar is the Managing Director of a Family Business Conglomerate of Bangladesh, DBL Group, established in 1991. He is a Computer Science graduate from University of Texas at Dallas, USA.

Jabbar is highly aware of and compliant to the changing flows in the global markets and is passionate about CSR and sustainability. He has been instrumental in developing a good reputation and continued success for DBL. His dynamic leadership brought in growth opportunities for the company resulting in the evolution of more diversified industries for DBL Group. In a span of three decades DBL has grown and diversified into Ceramic Tiles, Pharmaceuticals, Dredging, Telecom, VLSI and IT industry, beside its core business Garments and Textiles. DBL had annual turnover of $600 million for the year 2018-19 and employs 38,000 people which includes business expansion in Ethiopia.

His enthusiasm for excelling, harvesting, and cultivating innovation has roped in professionals from different fields to join the business and articulate their talents to transcending lengths. Being a signatory to UN Global Compact, Jabbar has aligned the sustainability activities of DBL with the UN SDGs.

Jabbar is Vice Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zone Investors Association (BEZIA) and Vice President of Bangladesh Ceramic Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BCMEA). He is on the Board of Global Compact Network Bangladesh and represents DBL in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh, and World Economic Forum (WEF).