M. Amanullah

Mr. M. Amanullah, the founder of the conglomerate, Aman Group of Companies, is a very respected and distinguished industrialist in Bangladesh. His business acumen has lead to the successful launch of various, diversified businesses under the umbrella of Aman Group of Companies and he holds the position of Chairman of all the companies under the group.

Born and brought up in a business family, Mr. Amanullah started pursuing his own business endeavors since 1968. He introduced Arena Industries Ltd., engaged in industrial contract-packaging and Mousumi Enterprises Ltd. and Arena Consumer Products Ltd., for distribution and manufacture of consumer products. He introduced Arena HRI Ltd., which is an India-Bangladesh joint venture in the field of cosmetic industry and is one of the leading manufacturers of Hair Care products in Bangladesh. He also introduced Arena Securities Ltd. in the financial sector which is a member of Dhaka Stock Exchange and registered as a corporate house for operation in the capital market of the country. In the textile sector Mr. Aman set up a manufacturing unit in the name of Aman Spinning Mills Ltd., which manufactures 100% export oriented carded yarn from raw cotton. He is one of the Directors of "Amader Shomoy', one of top circulating daily print media in Bangladesh. He is one of the founders, Ex Chairman & present Advisor of the publicly listed company Global Insurance Ltd., and advisor of Desh General Insurance Company Ltd. He is the past Chairman of Mercantile Bank Ltd. (2013-2014) and contributed heavily towards the efficiency and optimization of Mercantile Bank during his tenure.

Mr. Aman is also recognized for his contribution to the community and to the nation in the field of education. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of Presidency University, Dhaka. For the contribution to the society, as a philanthropist, Mr. Amanullah established "Aman Group Foundation" as his initiative towards social responsibilities. For this act, he was honored several times by the Govt. and other organizations. He was awarded the Sarojini Naidu Gold Medal Award in 2000, C.R. Das Gold Medal Award in 2002 and the Atish Dipankar Scholar Congress Award in 2004 for his extraordinary contribution in various sectors of Bangladesh. He was declared CIP, Commercially important person, for many years for his significant contribution to the countrys export trade sector.