Biography | Mahtabur Rahman

Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir), CIP (NRB) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 is the Chairman & Managing Director - Al Haramain Perfumes Group of Companies and Chairman - NRB Bank Limited.

He is a seasoned businessman whose business empire includes interests in banking, healthcare, hospitality, aviation and manufacturing among others. He is one of the top social organizers in the Bangladesh community in the UAE and has been seen as a trendsetter in the Dubai business community in which he is the founding president of the Bangladesh Business Council - Dubai.

From modest beginnings, Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) has managed to not only emerge as one of the most well-known business icons to come from Sylhet, Bangladesh, but he has managed to be one of the influential Bangladeshi businessmen based in the UAE. His road to success is a source of inspiration to many non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) especially the younger generation engaged in business as seen by the many accolades that he has won and by the growing number of followers on Facebook and on his website.

Mr. Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman’s (Nasir) admits that throughout his life many of his impressive and remarkable achievements were attributed to his ultimate vision of giving back to the community as well as working hard that is based on a well-executed planned strategy in line with realistically achievable targets based on effective management at each and every stage.

Hailing from a traditional family in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Mr.Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) was born in 1958 and completed his education in Sylhet. After that, he joined the family business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was operating under the name of Al Haramain Perfumes in the Holy City of Makkah (Mecca) since 1970.

Many believed that Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) was one of the first businessmen to see Dubai and indeed the whole UAE and the GCC not for what it was in the 1980’s but rather for what it was going to be in the future.

Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) learned the techniques of his family business from his father, the late Mr Kazi Abdul Haque and mastered himself in the field of fragrance in a short span of time.

He had the vision to develop, explore and expand his family business from Makkah to new destinations. As the fragrance business was booming, Mr. Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) opened the first ever UAE showroom in Dubai under the name of Al Haramain Perfumes, L.L.C in 1981.

Always on the lookout for utilizing the best available technology in order to effectively

operate his business operations, he adopted the Oracle-ERP computer management

system which is at the core of operations at the Head Office in the United Arab

Emirates. And he also sought to offer the best in terms of his business and that’s why

the Ajman Head Office Complex occupies an area of 33,000 sq ft. manned with the

best-trained employees. At the same sight, there is also the 180,000 sq ft. Al

Haramain Perfumes

factory that has been called “a true example in quality production”. This has been

achieved by using the most advanced manufacturing technology and equipment such

as the highly renowned Agilent quality control equipment.

The aim of achieving high-quality products has seen Al Haramain Perfumes in a drive

to assure its customers that they have a global stamp of approval and this has been

seen by the attaining and accreditation of the ISO Certificates in

QMS (ISO 9001:2008/2015)

and GMP (ISO 22716: 2007). As a result, the Al Haramain Perfumes brand name has

come to be associated with quality worldwide, with products being sold globally from

the US to Bangladesh to South Africa to Romania to name just a few of the markets.

In line with his long term vision as well as the innovative leadership of Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir), Al Haramain Perfumes has grown to become synonymous with making the best perfumes in the UAE and across the GCC and beyond. Over the years, the company has grown to produce a wide range of top quality fragrance products and created outstanding blends to suit every possible need and personality.

To tap the rapidly growing fragrance needs of the Arab customers and visitors to the UAE from all over the GCC countries & the MENA region, he started many branches all over the UAE, in the name Al Haramain Perfumes L.L.C (Br) besides many other companies, all under Al Haramain Group, such as

Al Haramain Trading L.L.C,
Oud Al Haramain and
Noor Al Haramain Trading L.L.C in the UAE.
Al Haramain Perfumes Industry L.L.C has been established in the UAE, for manufacturing Perfumery products
Al Haramain Perfumes L.L.C with many branches were opened in the Sultanate of Oman to cater to the growing demands of the fragrance loving Omanis and for the entire markets in the country.
Al Halal Perfumes Industry L.L.C has been established in the UAE, for manufacturing perfumery products
Al Halal Perfumes L.L.C. has been opened in the UAE, to cater to the fragrance needs of the mass markets.
Al Haramain Perfumes Int’l W.L.L was opened in the State of Kuwait, with many branches, to cater to the Perfumery needs of the entire markets all over the country
Noor Al Haramain Perfumes Company W.L.L was also opened in the State of Kuwait, to meet & cater to the additional & growing Perfumery needs of the markets all over the country
Al Haramain Perfumes W.L.L with many branches were opened in the state of Qatar, to meet the Perfumery needs of the valuable Qatari Customers.
Al Haramain Perfumes SPC with many Branches in the Kingdom of Bahrain to satisfy the perfumery needs of elite Bahraini customers.
Al Haramain Perfumes PTE LTD was opened in Singapore, to meet the needs of Singapore, Indonesian & Brunei markets,
Al Haramain Perfumes SDN. BHD in Malaysia opened by him serves the perfumery needs of the entire Malaysian & other Asian Countries.
Rich & Ruitz, an another Perfume company has been established in France with a manufacturing plant for production & distribution to capture the entire European & the American markets.
Al Haramain Perfumes PVT LTD was opened in Dhaka and catering to the Perfumery needs of the Bangladesh market.
He was awarded the prestigious 'Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award' by the Bangladesh Bank, consecutively for three years - 2013 and 2015 - in recognition for being the highest remittance into Bangladesh.

Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman’s (Nasir) was also part of the high powered delegation that accompanied Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, during her official visit to India from 7th to 10th April 2017
Currently, Mr. Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) is associated with the following
organizations:
Al Haramain Tea Co Ltd in which he is the chairman has been formed in Bangladesh
to boost the production and export of Bangladesh tea to many countries globally.
Al Haramain Hospital Pvt Ltd is a 12-storey hospital with ultramodern
medical/diagnostic equipment set on 120,000 sq ft, to provide better health care
services to the needy. Mr Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) is the Chairman of
the Hospital.
Al Arafah Islami Bank Ltd , in which he is the Sponsor/Director
, in one of the most popular banks in Bangladesh.
AIBL Capital Market Services Ltd in which he is the Director
is the leading Financial Market service company in Bangladesh.
The University of Asia Pacific in which he is the Trustee is one of the leading
Universities in Bangladesh.
Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia Private School, Abu Dhabi, UAE. in
which he is the Sponsor.
Beani Bazar Cancer Hospital in which he is a trustee’ provides better treatment and care facilities to cancer patients in Bangladesh.
NRB Bank Ltd in which he is the Chairman, opened its main branch in Dhaka and is rapidly growing through out the Bangladesh recently offers total financial solutions to the Bangladeshi diaspora/NRB customers spread all over the world.