Ismail Hasham (also known as ''

Haji Hajji (; sometimes spelled Hajjeh, Hadji, Haji, Alhaji, Al-Hadj, Al-Haj or El-Hajj) is an honorific title which is given to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. Etymology ''Hajji'' is derived from the Arabic ' (), which ...

Ismail Hasham'') was a late 19th-century Indian businessman and the founder of

Bombay Steam Navigation Company Bombay Steam Navigation Company was the first Indian-owned shipping company. It was founded by Ismail Hasham, a Kutchi Memon. The company operated passenger ferry and cargo services along the Konkan coast The Konkan is a stretch of lan ...

, the first Indian owned shipping company. The Yusuf family owned large parts of land in Mumbai. Hasham had one son, Ismail Yusuf.

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{{reflist Businesspeople from Mumbai Indian Muslims Year of birth missing Gujarati businesspeople Memon businesspeople